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How to get leadership transition right — the first time

When a CEO or founder, finally, leaves an organization, the stakes are high for the new leader. Rules and structure to the succession are key.

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You’ve made the decision to retire. You’ve chosen a successor. Both those decisions were difficult to make, but you made them. But now comes the real hard part — actually transitioning the business to new leadership in a way that serves the new leader and the company you’ve built and nurtured over time.

 

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