Lee Ki Chung managed all the operating systems for 8 Star Manufacturing Company. Always reliable and never absent, Lee was indispensable. One day, Lee phoned to say that he had been diagnosed with cancer, had to enter treatment immediately, and did not know when he would return to the office.

Discuss in your own words 5 ways (number them individually) through which better succession management could have mitigated the seriousness of the situation if the company was prepared accordingly from beforehand. (5 Marks)