This chapter from The Engineering Executive's Primer provides a framework for deciding when and how to leave an executive role, covering succession planning, resignation timing, exit negotiations, and managing indecision. It emphasizes thinking about departures in terms of managing personal energy rather than optimizing resume optics.

Tags: executive-career, succession-planning, leadership, career-transitions, resignation, engineering-management, energy-management

Key entities: Succession Planning (concept), Executive Departure (concept), O'Reilly (organization), The Engineering Executive's Primer (concept), Energy Management (concept), Exit Negotiation (concept)

Classification: framework

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