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Transitions at the Top: What Organizations Must Do to Make Sure New Leaders Succeed
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Transitions at the Top: What Organizations Must Do to Make Sure New Leaders Succeed

by Dan Ciampa, David L. Dotlich
April 2015
Intermediate to advanced
288 pages
6h 51m
English
Jossey-Bass
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CONTENTS

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

The Transition Challenge

The Roots of Failure

Complexity

Thinking Errors

Execution Errors

Roles for Success

The Board's Role

The CEO's Role

The CHRO's Role

The Senior Managers’ Role

1 Complexity and Critical Crossroads

Complexity

Individual Adjustments

CEO

Board

CHRO

Senior Managers

Systemic Adjustments

Strategic

Operational

Political

Cultural

Summary

2 Three Destructive Myths

Myths Plaguing Transitions at the Top

Myth 1: People Join Companies All the Time … It's No Big Deal

Myth 2: Our Job Is Done When the One We Want Says “Yes”

Myth 3: We Know What He Can Do

How Transition Myths Bar Productive Thinking

Lack of Empathy

Lack of Learning

Lack of Questioning

Leaving Tough Questions Unanswered

Summary ...

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781118975091