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Additional resources for NACD attendees

Thank you so much for attending our NACD panel, “CEO Succession Planning: Key Dimensions to Effective CEO Succession.” If you would like to engage with some of the topics we discussed today, please find a collection of our thought leadership below.
Leadership Development

Too aware to fail

A heightened self-awareness of blind spots combined with the courage to combat the flaws will make a leader and their organization. A lack will break them.

Chief Executive Officers
CEO well-being: Four steps top executives can take to maintain peak performance
Boards & Governance

Board Monitor US 2024 | Navigating shifting sands: Six ways boards are reshaping their processes to thrive now

Heidrick & Struggles’ 15th annual Board Monitor US report explores six ways boards are reshaping their processes to thrive now.

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CEO Succession Planning

CEO succession focus: Navigating in times of crisis

When a CEO needs to depart immediately under crisis conditions, organizations benefit from boards embracing a proactive approach guided by four essential considerations.
Industrial

The next chemicals CEO: Three strategies for CEO succession in the sector

Our analysis of the backgrounds of 129 CEOs of chemicals companies across the world suggests three key strategies to strengthen CEO succession in the chemicals sector.
CEO Succession Planning

Finding the right CEO succession plan: Insights from India, the US, and the UK

In these excerpts from a recent webinar hosted by Heidrick & Struggles, Vinita Bali, the lead director at Syngene International, and Heidrick & Struggles’ Teraesa Vinson discuss CEO succession excellence.
CEO Succession Planning

CEO succession findings: Additional criteria for success, not enough progress on diversity

This Conference Board report provides a comprehensive set of benchmarking data and analysis on CEO turnover to support boards of directors and executives in fulfilling their succession planning and leadership development responsibilities.
Boards & Governance

CEO succession in turbulent times

When boards are faced with the crucial decision of selecting the next CEO, those that have started early and follow a rigorous process will have the best chance of finding the right leader.
CEO Succession Planning

Global CEO succession best practices: Insights from India, the US, and the UK

In these excerpts from a recent webinar hosted by Heidrick & Struggles, Richard Huntingford, the chair of Unite Group plc, and Vinita Bali, the lead director at Syngene International, discuss CEO succession best practices and obstacles to look out for.
CEO Succession Planning

Diversity in the boardroom and CEO succession planning at family-owned companies: Insights from India, the US, and the UK

In these excerpts from a recent webinar hosted by Heidrick & Struggles, Vinita Bali, the lead director at Syngene International, discuss family-owned CEO succession planning and diversity in the boardroom.