Monday, 21 July 2008

Succession planning - inside outsiders

Whilst researching succession planning I came across the idea of 'inside outsiders'. These are employees that have managed to keep an open mind and haven't been sucked in by company think. The argument is that they make excellent future leaders as they have an outside view of the business and its world. Listen to Harvard Business Online Episode 68

Once again, a great contact base is cited as essential. More evidence that, to succeed, a business must have a strategy to manage its relationships. See also Darren Shirlaw's article

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