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KEY POSITIONS AND KEY CANDIDATES’ BLUEPRINT

How does a company identify the positions to be included in its succession plan? How does it successfully identify potential successors for those positions? Succession planning takes time, and a company has a plethora of other activities and tasks competing for its attention. But if the groundwork is laid carefully, succession planning could be one of the most significant contributions to the business. Succession planning must be as objective as possible.

Consider the case of Iván.

The head of engineering of a regional supermarket chain announced his intention to leave the business in the next three ...

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