LCG Succession & Talent 2026

Succession & Talent Workbook — Leadership Capital Group
 
39% of companies have no succession plan. 234 CEOs left their roles in 2025. And the greatest threat is not a shortage of young talent — it is the systematic loss of experience and institutional knowledge, precisely as AI takes over the routine processes that used to build it.
This workbook gives boards and executive teams the structured tool to ask the questions no one is asking — and make the decisions that secure the company's leadership for the next five years.
What you get:
A clear mapping of succession risk across your five most critical leadership roles
A framework for age diversity as a strategic priority — not just gender diversity
Governance tools for AI oversight: who has the experience to supervise your AI systems?
Concrete demands on your Talent Acquisition function — measured on quality, not just cost and speed
Succession is not HR. It is strategy. And it is the most concrete way a board protects the company's future.