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Publisher's description: Corporate CEOs are headline news. Stock prices rise and fall at word of their hiring and firing. Business media debate their merits and defects as if individual leaders determined the health of the economy. Yet we know surprisingly little about how CEOs are selected and dismissed or about their true power. This is the first book to take us into the often secretive world of the CEO selection process. Rakesh Khurana's findings...

Successful succession planning provides strength and stability to an organization, aids staff retention, and prepares for future growth and change. In this program, Ann Sherry discusses the purpose and process of succession planning. She highlights some of the pitfalls of succession planning and discusses ways to implement a robust process that ensures the development and movement of staff in the right direction. Topics include: the importance of...