Chapter 6Sharing Leadership

Shared leadership is rapidly emerging in the corporate world. With global expansion, intra-industry and inter-industry restructuring, and increasing numbers of mergers and flattening organizations, the need for dynamic flexibility and a broad base of knowledge and expertise is greater than ever. Shared leadership, by virtue of its use of the combined best of leaders' abilities, is being tested as one possible solution for meeting these challenging business needs.

Partnerships and Mergers

As two or more companies unite, their executive management teams must integrate, and boards of directors must determine who will lead the new company. Many companies are electing to share this leadership between two (or more) people. ...

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