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Succession Planning
the preparation for the replacement of one postholder by another, usually prompted by retirement or resignation. Succession planning involves preparing the new postholder before the old one leaves, possibly with...
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CEO Succession: Does Your Company Have a Clue?
CEO Succession: Does Your Company Have a Clue?Succession PlanningHaving spent the last three years or more researching the succession planning process as an "insider-outsider" / qualitative researcher, I have found that the process is so secretive that the only way it can be truly understood so that it can be...
Tags: succession planning
Discussion threads 2008-06-13
Booz & Co: Poor Succession Planning Saves Bad CEOs
If you think that poor-performing CEOs face a better chance these days of getting the ax, think again. That's the conclusion of a new Booz & Co. (formerly Booz, Allen, Hamilton) report that examined the behavior of 2,500 companies in 1995, 1998 and from 2000 to 2007....
Tags: Peter Galuszka, Corporate Law, Corporate Governance, Leadership, CEO, Succession Planning, Management, Business Operations
Blog posts 2008-05-29
Alarm Bells Ring About Succession Planning
The ongoing subprime mortgage meltdown means the drumbeat of CEOs being pushed out the door at some of the world's largest financial firms is getting faster. The struggles of these companies to find new leadership highlights an issue that's already been getting a lot of attention lately: the crisis in...
Tags: Jessica Stillman, Management, Leadership, Succession Planning
Blog posts 2007-12-17
What the Merrill debacle teaches us about CEO succession
What the Merrill debacle teaches us about CEO successionCEO PersonalitiesOne big area we have to look at is the CEO personalities. Working with Fortune 500 companies for half my life, I can tell you that one big area that we as consultants fail to recognize is how important a...
Tags: debacle, Merrill, Merrill debacle, succession, succession planning
Discussion threads 2007-11-01
Preparing for the Future
Succession planning is preparation for the future—understanding what the future demands of the market will be and preparing the people in your organization to meet them. Many organizations find it challenging enough to meet present demands, but, in terms of people development and organic growth, such planning is critical to...
Tags: Leadership, Workforce management, BNET Editorial, succession planning, talent, performance review, environment, training, knowledge, team, marketing, sales, financial, performance
Articles 2007-10-24
Preparing a Succession Plan
If you're planning to retire from your small business in the near future, or you simply want to hand over the reins to someone else, it's important to plan carefully for your succession. Planning will help you to protect the value of your business. As the owner-manager of a business,...
Tags: consultant, entrepreneurial, decision-making, financial, small business, career, consulting, supplier, benefit, team, Succession Plan, Team Management, Leadership, Family Member, Business, Successor, BNET Editorial, Management, Plan, Succession, Succession Planning
Articles 2007-10-05
Identifying, Managing, and Nurturing Top Talent
Talent is an indicator of one's capacity to learn, grow, and develop new skills for future use. It also suggests how quickly a person or organization can adapt to new challenges. In this article, "talent" is defined as a dormant or untapped quality that lies either in an individual employee...
Tags: Workforce management, benefit, core competency, Human Resources, job, seed, strategy, succession planning, talent, talent management, BNET Editorial
Articles 2007-06-27
SuccessFactors' Customer, Edwards Lifesciences, Featured in Workforce Performance Solutions' Succession Planning Webinar; BioTech Leader to Showcase Succession Planning Strategies, Best Practices to Maintain Competitive Advantage
SAN MATEO, Calif. -- SuccessFactors, the leading provider of on-demand performance and talent management solutions, announced today that their customer Edwards Lifesciences, a leader in cardiovascular disease treatments, will be spotlighted in an upcoming Workforce Performance Solutions Magazine succession planning webinar. The online event, "Talent Management: Developing The Competitive Advantage,"...
Tags: best practice, biotechnology, competitive advantage, strategy, SuccessFactors Inc., succession planning, talent, workforce
Research articles 2006-07-28
Sun Life Financial Introduces Enhanced Business Succession Planning Program
WELLESLEY, Mass. -- The U.S. Retail Insurance and Annuity Division of Sun Life Financial Inc. (NYSE: SLF, TSX: SLF) today announced enhancements to its Business Succession Planning Program. Vital to any small business's long-term success, succession planning enables owners to manage the transition of their business to future owners and...
Tags: financial, succession planning, Sun Microsystems Inc.
Research articles 2008-06-05
KSU center pairs up with Akron chamber, COSE for succession planning programs.(Small Business)(Kent State University)(Brief article)
Kent State University's Ohio Employee Ownership Center is teaming up with the Council of Smaller Enterprises and the Greater Akron Chamber to present business succession planning programs in Cleveland and Akron. "Proper succession planning is Kent State University's Ohio Employee Ownership Center is...
Tags: Kent State University, small business, succession planning
Research articles 2006-09-11
Korn/Ferry International Succession Planning
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Tags: Korn/Ferry International, succession planning
Research articles 2001-01-09
Pep Boys Jumpstarts Succession Planning Initiative With SuccessFactors; Goes Live in Just 45 Days; New Succession Program Ensures Automotive Retailer Management Team Bench Strength; Protects $1M Investment
SAN MATEO, Calif. -- SuccessFactors, Inc., the leading supplier of workforce performance management software, today announced that The Pep Boys -- Manny, Moe & Jack (NYSE:PBY), the nation's leading automotive aftermarket retail and service chain, has successfully implemented the company's succession planning technology throughout their entire organization in record breaking...
Tags: SuccessFactors Inc., succession planning
Research articles 2005-09-01
Succession Planning Toolkit Launched
Back in 2002, we raised the spectre of succession planning in our May cover story "Succession and the CA Practitioner"-pointing to the large number of public practitioners approaching retirement and the shortage of younger CAs coming up to fill the ranks. Advising practitioners to take an active stance, Doug Wallis,...
Tags: Computer Associates International Inc., succession planning
Research articles 2005-11-01
SuccessFactors Media Alert: Advice for HP's Board on Succession Planning
SAN MATEO, Calif. -- "HP's board faces the most critical and potentially costly decision that any company faces -- how to replace the CEO," said Lars Dalgaard, CEO of SuccessFactors, the #1 provider of on-demand talent management software for business leaders like GM, Dow Jones, Reebok, Prudential and Samsung. "Succession...
Tags: board, Hewlett-Packard Co., SuccessFactors Inc., succession planning
Research articles 2005-02-12
HandySoft and Plexus Scientific to Host Succession Planning for Government Webinar
Webinar Featuring Dr. Arthur J. Murray, an Expert on 'The Knowledge Workforce,' Slated for May 23
Tags: HandySoft, Plexus, succession planning, webinar
Research articles 2007-05-17
Aspen Skiing Company Selects Workstream Mid-Market Solutions to Manage Employee Performance, Development and Succession Planning
Integrated, On-Demand Talent Management Applications to Help Aspen Skiing Company Retain and Maximize Top Talent, Driving Business Growth
Tags: Aspen Technology Inc., Company, performance, succession planning
Research articles 2007-08-02
Tyson Foods is implementing changes in its management structure designed to enhance leadership development and succession planning.(VENDING MARKET WATCH NEWS FINAL)
* Tyson Foods is implementing changes in its management structure designed to enhance leadership development and succession planning. The changes include modifications in the structure of some of the senior management teams that report to the company * Tyson Foods is implementing changes in its management...
Tags: leadership, leadership development, succession planning, Tyson Foods Inc.
Research articles 2005-10-01
Meat processor Tyson Foods has said it is implementing changes in its management structure designed to enhance leadership development and succession planning
Meat processor Tyson Foods has said it is implementing changes in its management structure designed to enhance leadership development and succession planning. The changes include modifications in the structure of some of the senior management teams that report to the company's top three executives, chairman and CEO John Tyson, president...
Tags: leadership, leadership development, processor, succession planning, Tyson Foods Inc.
Research articles 2005-08-22
Data Return Selects Cornerstone OnDemand to Integrate Learning Management, Performance Management and Succession Planning Efforts
Cornerstone OnDemand, a leading provider of integrated on-demand software solutions for human capital management, today announced that it has been selected by Data Return, a leading provider of managed hosting and IT operations, to integrate and automate its workforce management and development processes. Data Return will utilize Cornerstone OnDemand...
Tags: performance, performance management, succession planning
Research articles 2005-08-08
Succession planning: a vital issue for CPA firms.(Practice Management)
The numbers are shocking! An AICPA Private Companies Practice Section PCPS study shows that 60 percent of the CPA firms surveyed have owners between ages 55 and 62. In addition, 74 percent of these practices predicted that at least one of their sta The numbers are...
Tags: AICPA, succession planning
Research articles 2006-03-01
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