A Board’s Unrealistic Hopes Can Derail a CEO Succession

Boards of directors make a big mistake when they seek another Steve Jobs as future CEO.

Author(s): Jeffrey Cohn

Publisher: Harvard Business Review

Date of publication: 2014

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Build an effective board of directors

Some boards of directors have been able to go beyond their traditional supervisory role to position themselves as true partners working with operational leaders to boost company performance. How did they go about this?

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