LCG 04 Succession & Talent Workbook (English Edition)

Who takes over if your CEO leaves tomorrow?
The most important decision a board makes is the choice of chief executive. Even so, many boards have no clear successor. Can your board answer these five?
1. Do we have a successor ready - or a list of names?
The workbook shows the difference between a succession that is planned and one that has only been thought about.
2. What strategy does the next CEO have to deliver - and does the candidate fit it?
The chapter on CEO and strategy fit draws on executive search data on when new CEOs succeed and when they don't.
3. Who decides if the first year goes wrong?
The first 12 months matter a great deal. The workbook gives the board the questions to follow up without taking over.
4. What happens to the leadership if we are acquired or merge?
An acquisition is also a succession. The workbook treats M&A as a trigger for leadership change.
5. Are we filtering out good candidates on age - without knowing it?
The workbook gives the board measures that show whether age bias affects recruitment and development.
What you get: Chapters on succession planning, CEO and strategy, M&A, the first 12 months and age bias, with data from Spencer Stuart and Heidrick & Struggles, cases and board questions.
It is for chairs, nomination and remuneration committees and HR directors.
Why not just ask ChatGPT? ChatGPT can describe a good succession process. The workbook gives the board a method and data it can apply to your own situation - before it becomes urgent.
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