Director Essentials
Succession Planning for Board and Committee Leaders
Learn four steps that boards can take to strengthen their leadership succession planning processes and practices.
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Succession Planning
Ensure a Seamless Leadership Transition with Succession Planning
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Strategic Succession Planning for Boardrooms
Succession planning is a boardroom strategy for transitioning leadership roles and ensuring the organization continues to function well during the change. It offers an opportunity for reinvention and is crucial for long-term stability and safeguarding the future longevity of your organization.
NACD resources provide boardroom tools and templates designed to assist with board succession strategy. Get prepared with best practices and articles providing the information and frameworks necessary to identify future leaders and secure a seamless and successful transition.
Featured Report
Culture as the Foundation: Building a High-Performance Board
Leverage the recommendations and succession planning tools to help in strengthening your board's succession planning processes.
Key Resources
Our staff’s suggestions for the best on this topic.
Tools for Success
Practical tools, templates, and more to put into action at your next meeting.
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Boardroom Tool
Position Descriptions for Board Leadership Sample
These position descriptions outline the key responsibilities and expectations for the board chair and lead independent director roles.
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Boardroom Tool
Board Skills Matrix Sample
Identify gaps in the board's composition.
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Boardroom Tool
Individual Director Evaluation Sample
Gather feedback on directors' contributions to the board.
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Editor’s Picks
A selection of editorial content from Directorship® magazine, including online exclusives.
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Directorship Magazine
The Myths and Realities of Boardroom Burnout
As workplace burnout and C-suite turnover rise, board members should recognize that they are not immune.
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Directorship Magazine
Bridging Board Gaps—Again
A review of a blueprint on board change 15 years later reveals the areas where corporate boards have made strides and where significant gaps remain.
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Directorship Magazine
CEO Succession Planning: Putting the “What” Before the “Who”
Explore whether your CEO succession planning process is keeping pace and evolving to identify the CEO skills, traits, characteristics, and experiences necessary to drive the company’s long-term strategy.
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Directorship Magazine
Passing the Torch: The Urgency of CEO Succession Planning
CEO departures occurring at record-high levels raise the stakes for boards to get succession planning right.
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Directorship Magazine
Beyond the Basics: The Real Differentiators Between Success and Failure in CEO Succession
Discover what boards can do differently to ensure that their CEO succession plan covers the fundamentals and sets them up for success.
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Directorship Magazine
Four Considerations for Private Company CEO Succession
Considerations for private company boards preparing a successful CEO succession plan.