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Leadership and organizational change advisor. Thirty years advising senior executives through transformation, restructuring and leadership transition at Fortune 50 organizations.
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Leadership and organizational change advisor. Thirty years advising senior executives through transformation, restructuring and leadership transition at Fortune 50 organizations.
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Stanford GSB: CEO Succession Planning Quick Guide
CEO Succession Planning is a Stanford GSB quick guide that examines how boards of directors identify qualified CEOs, evaluate necessary skills and experiences, and plan for management transitions. The guide addresses key questions about inside versus outside CEO candidates and the models boards use to ensure effective succession planning.
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Summary
CEO Succession Planning is a Stanford GSB quick guide that examines how boards of directors identify qualified CEOs, evaluate necessary skills and experiences, and plan for management transitions. The guide addresses key questions about inside versus outside CEO candidates and the models boards use to ensure effective succession planning.
Tags
ceo-succession · corporate-governance · board-management · leadership-planning · executive-recruitment
Key entities
Stanford Graduate School of Business (organization, 0.95) · Corporate Governance Research Initiative (organization, 0.9) · David F. Larcker (person, 0.95) · Brian Tayan (person, 0.95) · CEO succession planning (concept, 0.98) · board governance (concept, 0.92)
Classification
reference · language en · status final
Provenance
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