Ensure a Seamless Leadership Transition with Succession Planning
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Succession planning is a boardroom strategy for transitioning leadership roles and ensuring the organization continues to function well during the change. It offers an opportunity for reinvention and is crucial for long-term stability and safeguarding the future longevity of your organization.
NACD resources provide boardroom tools and templates designed to assist with board succession strategy. Get prepared with best practices and articles providing the information and frameworks necessary to identify future leaders and secure a seamless and successful transition.
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Succession Planning for Board and Committee Leaders
Learn four steps that boards can take to strengthen their leadership succession planning processes and practices.
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Practical tools, templates, and more to put into action at your next meeting.
Template
A template that includes a sample executive evaluation form and rating scale for assessing internal CEO candidates.
Boardroom Tool
Matrix sample designed to assist nominating and governance committee members for board succession.
Boardroom Tool
Trends in board composition that will boards seeking continually refreshment.
Boardroom Tool
These position descriptions outline the key responsibilities and expectations for the board chair and lead independent director roles.
A selection of editorial content from Directorship® magazine, including online exclusives.
Online Article
Discover what boards can do differently to ensure that their CEO succession plan covers the fundamentals and sets them up for success.
Online Article
Reflections from a CEO on the lessons learned from their own CEO transition journey.
Online Article
Considerations for private company boards preparing a successful CEO succession plan.
Online Article
Is the board contributing to the CEO's performance and ability to function?
Online Article
Learn the common pitfalls in CEO succession and how to to avoid them.
Links to key resources, regulators, rulemakers, and governance-specific content
Council of Institutional Investors
Guidance from the Council of Institutional Investors on CEO Succession.
Institutional Shareholder Services
Most up to date guidelines from Institutional Shareholder Services.
Insight
Profiles on CEOs meeting the new demands of corporate leadership.