SUCCESSION PLANNING

4 Tips for Efficient Succession Planningby Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 12, 2009

Marshall Goldsmith is recognized as one of the world’s leading executive educators and

coaches. Dr. Goldsmith’s 30 books include What Got You Here Won’t Get You There and MOJO.

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Terry Ibele 2 years ago

Great article, especially the point about measuring outcomes. I think it's good practice to define the

goals ahead of time so that it's easier to review if they're met and expectations are very clear. I was

actually just working on a list of 50 tips for nonprofit succession planning. If you're interested take a

look here: http://www.wildapricot.com/blogs/newsblog/2016/12/05/the-biggest-list-of-tips-for-

smooth-succession-planning

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