The Succession Plan
What happens when the future arrives… and doesn’t behave as expected?
The Succession Plan is a sharp, quietly hilarious corporate satire set inside a family-run insurance company on the brink of generational change.
When the aging Managing Director announces his retirement and the arrival of his London-returned son, a loyal team of long-serving employees spirals into panic. Expecting modernization, AI, apps, and ruthless efficiency, they begin an absurd transformation—joining gyms, faking diets, dyeing hair, updating wardrobes, learning startup language, and even quietly “correcting” HR records.
But when the successor finally arrives, the story takes an unexpected turn.
With deadpan humor and piercing observation, The Succession Plan explores ageing, relevance, loyalty, and the myths we build about “the future.” Funny because it’s true—and unsettling because it’s familiar—this is a short literary novel for anyone who has ever worked in an office and quietly wondered what comes next.