Effective Succession Planning, 5th Edition

CHAPTER 2

Trends Influencing Succession Planning and Management

Succession planning and management (SP&M) must be carried out against the backdrop of increasingly dynamic organizations.¹ Those organizations are responding, either proactively or reactively, to changes in their external environments. As Leibman explains, “today’s dynamic environment filled with global competition and business discontinuities defines the arena in which succession planning must flourish. To do so, a much more active orientation is required, one better characterized by succession management and its emphasis on ongoing and integrated processes.”² For Leibman, succession ...