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date, hav ing an in-depth discuss ion on this subjec t can reveal a lot
of useful infor matio n abou t your CTO, including:
• ThedegreetowhichyourCTOisabletolookforwardand
project o ut to determ ine how leadership requirements are
likely to chang e over the next few years.
• Whether y our CTO is able to cast a w ide enough n et to
identify nonob vious successor c andid ates (leader s who are
hidden aw ay in o ther p arts of the organi zatio n) who might
not otherwise s urfac e for discus sion.
• Whether y our CTO is able to gauge the performance of
internal successor candid ates against p ote ntial best-in-the-
field external ...