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By: Stephen Miles | 01 March 2010 | 2 Comments
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Tags: CEO, succession, leadership
The former chief executive of a Fortune 500 company once confided to me after his chosen successor didn't get the nod: “I'd been grooming a great executive in whom I had great confidence. But the job went to someone else in the end, an outsider.”

His lament wasn’t just for the executive, who didn’t really miss out at all but who went on to become CEO of another company, but for the board which took a risk with the new CEO. Of course, the board members collectively held their breath for six months while the incoming CEO made his changes and started to develop and execute on the new strategy.

By: Richard Greene | 05 November 2009 | 0 Comments
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Tags: top management teams, leadership teams
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One critical category of risks that has long been underappreciated is risks related to top executive talent. Boards, CEOs and top management teams seeking to understand and mitigate these risks should consider the following:

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