Succession planning

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Disney CEO Bob Chapek and executive chairman Bob Iger
Features

Promoting your ex-CEO to executive chairman is a recipe for trouble. So why are so many companies making that mistake?

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August 29, 2023
Michael Bloomberg speaks from a podium.
Newsletters

Michael Bloomberg made a radical decision to ax his entire board of directors. Was that a good idea?

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August 29, 2023
Shot of a young businessman delivering a presentation to his colleagues in the boardroom of a modern office
Newsletters

Boards that recruit CEOs straight from consulting companies may regret it: ‘There is nothing about management consulting that prepares anyone to be a CEO of anything’

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August 22, 2023
Inside the elaborate $85,000 tests Fortune 500 companies give CEO candidates to determine if they’re right for the job
Leadership

Inside the elaborate $85,000 tests Fortune 500 companies give CEO candidates to determine if they’re right for the job

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August 21, 2023
Disney extends boomerang CEO Bob Iger’s contract, giving him 2 more years to find another successor
Leadership

Disney extends boomerang CEO Bob Iger’s contract, giving him 2 more years to find another successor

By Thomas Buckley and Bloomberg
July 13, 2023
Greg Abel (right) poses for a selfie with three attendees at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting
Leadership

Warren Buffett reassures shareholders he’s ‘100% comfortable’ with his successor as Berkshire CEO: ‘Greg understands capital allocation as well as I do’

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May 8, 2023
CEO turnover hits 5-year high as companies brace for continued disruption
Leadership

CEO turnover hits 5-year high as companies brace for continued disruption

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April 27, 2023
Sergio Ermotti, chief executive officer of UBS Group AG
Newsletters

Why boomerang CEOs aren’t the worst option, according to new data

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April 21, 2023
Disney CEO Bob Iger at the 95th OSCARS® Nominees Luncheon held at The Beverly Hilton on February 13, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California.
Leadership

A corporate hero or a tragedy? Why boomerang CEOs like Bob Iger and Sergio Ermotti may actually signal a leadership failing

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April 17, 2023
A Gap store in Manhattan
Leadership

Few retail execs have what it takes to be CEO anymore—and it’s a troubling sign of a failing industry

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February 13, 2023
Why Levi Strauss’s CEO thinks Michelle Gass is the right person to succeed him despite her trouble turning Kohl’s around
Leadership

Why Levi Strauss’s CEO thinks Michelle Gass is the right person to succeed him despite her trouble turning Kohl’s around

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November 8, 2022
Howard Schultz speaks onstage at The New York Times DealBook / DC policy forum
Leadership

Exclusive: Shareholders demand Starbucks get serious about its CEO succession planning

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September 30, 2022
‘The empire striking back’. How the Carlyle Group’s co-founders fell out with their hand-picked successor
Finance

‘The empire striking back’. How the Carlyle Group’s co-founders fell out with their hand-picked successor

By Heather Perlberg, Dawn Lim and Bloomberg
August 10, 2022
Jonathan Johnson
Commentary

Overstock CEO: How to step out of the shadow of a larger-than-life founder

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July 19, 2022
‘Find the smartest technologist and make them CEO,’ Silicon Valley investor Marc Andreessen says
Leadership

‘Find the smartest technologist and make them CEO,’ Silicon Valley investor Marc Andreessen says

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July 14, 2022

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