Your Legacy Canvas: Template and Facilitation Guide

How to Leave a Lasting Mark

Picture your last day at work. As you pack your desk, you’re not just collecting objects but memories – the footprint you leave behind. Most leaders don’t think about their legacy until it’s too late. They’re busy driving results, solving problems, and moving from project to project. But when the final day arrives – whether it’s stepping down from a role or leaving an organization altogether – what echoes remain?

It’s not the strategies you implemented, the projects you led, or the metrics you hit. What endures is the mark you leave on people, meaning the mindsets they carry forward, the stories they share, and the habits that will stick once you move on.

Your legacy is not what you achieved but what will help others succeed – the culture you leave behind.

Think of legacy as footprints on a path. Some fade quickly, like impressions in the sand that are washed away by the next tide of leadership. Others stick around, like mindsets and principles that quietly shape behaviors.

Your influence…