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Succession Planning: What the Research Says

Most organizations aren’t prepared. by Eben Harrell

From the Magazine (December 2016)
Artwork: George Byrne, White Palm (detail), 2015, archival pigment print  

Summary.   

While every organization inevitably must replace its CEO, most firms are ill-prepared for succession. In this article, HBR senior editor Eben Harrell reviews the most salient studies of succession
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All CEOs will inevitably leave office, yet research has long shown that most organizations are ill-prepared to replace them. In this article, we review the most salient studies of succession planning and offer context from experts on the process of picking new leaders for organizations.

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A version of this article appeared in the December 2016 issue of Harvard Business Review.
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