Mergers As A Succession Planning Strategy

Succession planning is a hot topic right now. There is growing competition for executive talent – and a growing number of retirements with the aging of the "baby boomer" cohort. Which is why our session, Succession Planning: The Key To Long-Term Leadership Success, at The 2015 OPEN MINDS Executive Leadership Retreat had such robust discussion. The session featured case studies of how three different organizations managed their succession planning process – case studies that I summarized in my piece, The Art & Science Of Replacing Key Executives.

This discussion of succession planning drew a number of comments from our readers. But . . .