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Power, Influence, and CEO Succession

Michel de Broin

Summary.   

Of all the decisions that a company’s board of directors makes, choosing the next CEO is arguably the most crucial. A failed CEO succession can disrupt employees’ work, cause senior talent to jump ship, damage the company’s reputation, erase enormous value, and ruin the careers and legacies of the outgoing CEO, the board, and the designated successor.

A version of this article appeared in the July–August 2024 issue of Harvard Business Review.

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