Your CEO Succession Playbook: How to Pass the Torch So Everyone Wins
Endorsed by Dan Pink, author of Drive and To Sell is Human
For boards and transitioning CEOS, this book is a strategic companion from the start of the process right through to the hand-off and beyond.
Your CEO Succession Playbook offers a practical, step-by-step guide to navigating this nuanced process. And it provides proven strategies, real-world examples, and key considerations to help avoid common political pitfalls.
In the final chapter, the CEOs featured in the book reveal a powerful secret to their successful transitions: crafting a personal vision for their CEO Next Chapter. By proactively defining their own aspirations and goals, these CEOs were able to lead with clarity, maintain momentum, ensure alignment, and embrace change. They found that having a strong personal vision provided direction and purpose, enabling them to make confident decisions and inspire their teams during the transition period.
This introspection benefits everyone involved. It allows the departing CEO to approach the eventual transition with intention and peace of mind. And it provides much-needed clarity for the next generation of leaders within the organization, who are eager to guide the company forward.
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It’s hard enough to be a CEO, overseeing and guiding the complexities of the business. It’s harder still to gracefully and successfully hand the reins over to your next-in-line, so they will thrive. This playbook shares a practical and well-designed suite of tools to give everyone involved the very best chance of success.” Michael Bungay Stanier, author of The Coaching Habit.
Every CEO and Board member should read this book, heed it’s lessons and put its tools to action. Daniel Pink, author of Drive and The Power of Regret.
The book is a collection of thoughtful interviews, stories and insights that will resonate with you as a leader whether you are passing or accepting the the leadership torch! A must read. — John Rose
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