Leadership and Strategic Succession

<p>Based on a review of the literature and several in-depth case studies, this book suggests a strategy-as-practice framework for succession and explores leadership logic, trust and followership. This book takes the reader through the key stages and disciplines required for effective top-level succession.</p><p>Corporations, growing entrepreneurial companies and family owners all must manage strong group dynamics and individual needs in a succession transition. This book includes a wide range of global client cases, including public sector organizations, corporations, entrepreneurial firms and family owners. Based on rigorous research and written in an accessible style with a focus on practical needs, readers will also be able to combine this analysis within disciplines of governance, leadership, strategy and organizational development. </p><p>This book will be of interest to students at an advanced level, academics and reflective practitioners as well as executives at the top levels of businesses. </p> <p>1. Intoduction <b>PART I. EXIT OF A CEO AND STRATEGIC SUCCESSION</b> 2. Successions as Crossroads 3. Strategic Successions 4. The force of group dynamics 5. Managing feelings and emotions 6. Logic on Leadership: How successions creates leadership <b>Part II. ENTRY OF A CEO AND FOLLOWERSHIP </b>7. Agent of evolution or transformation? 8. The Handover and CEO entry 9. Succession or Incubation? 10. Authority and Power 11. The Board: Trust and Followership 12. The social and psychodynamic in successions</p>