When CEO Dean Marchessault shakes the last hand and says his final goodbyes to the 333 employees at American Eagle Financial Credit Union, successor Howard Brady will be left to face one of the toughest questions in business: How do you replace a legend?
It’s tricky when the footprint is large.
General Electric hasn’t been the same since Jack Welch left. Kevin Ollie stumbled trying to succeed Jim Calhoun as UConn’s basketball coach.
For Brady, the answer is simple: “Stick to the plan.”