In my many conversations with manufacturing industry leaders, succession planning consistently emerges as a critical challenge. When business owners start thinking about succession, it’s often because ...

Succession planning has always been important, but not critical. Now, in 2024, it has evolved from “should do” and “must-do” to “cannot wait.” Many external factors make it increasingly pertinent for ...

As board members of grantmaking foundations, one of your most critical responsibilities is ensuring the long-term sustainability and success of your organization. However, many boards of directors ...

Does it make sense to have a succession plan in place amid the ever-evolving landscape of today's business world, where turnover of team members and even owners has become the norm? Here, we explore ...

Both corporate legal work and estate planning may play key roles, but different ones, in the long-term success of ...

We often associate succession planning with corporations: Shareholder meetings, leadership grooming, and boardroom readiness. But behind every home’s front door is another kind of enterprise—one that ...

Succession planning encompasses a broad spectrum of activities, from identifying potential successors to transferring control of day-to-day operations and aligning the transition with the strategic ...

Managers and human capital practitioners often have different ideas of how to plan for the next generation of technology leaders, study shows. A newly released white paper reveals federal human ...

Most financial advisors enter the profession with a clear purpose: to help people build more secure and prosperous financial futures. The career is also an opportunity to build something with a ...

While many 1st Generation advisers express confidence in their succession plans, only 6% of those planning to retire within the next decade have a fully documented strategy in place. An industry study ...

While two-thirds (64 percent) of business owners have a succession plan in place, a new study by Edward Jones highlights the complexities and emotional challenges entrepreneurs face in preparing for ...