The $40 Trillion Succession Risk

Changing CEOs carries indisputable risk to shareholder value.

March 05, 2013

Changing CEOs carries indisputable risk to shareholder value. Corporate boards should reframe their thinking about succession planning into risk-management terms. Mitigating this talent risk requires adhering to key tenets, including creating success profiles for top executives based on future strategy; using scientific assessments to measure candidates against the profile; developing bench strength; and keeping succession and talent on the board agenda.

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