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Key-Person Dependency Map.

See exactly where the business depends on individuals, so you distribute the right things off the right people.

For each key person, name what only they hold: the critical knowledge, the key relationships, and the capability the business could not easily replace. Include yourself, honestly, the founder is usually the largest key-person risk in the business.

Key personCritical knowledge they holdKey relationships they ownCapability only they have

Each cell is a specific thing to distribute in the next steps. At Step 4, the real-world test is the key person taking a genuine, disconnected vacation: whatever breaks is the risk you have not yet reduced.

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