{"product_id":"9780988707108","title":"People Succession: Lessons from Forward Thinking Executives in Middle-Market Companies","description":"This book is a must read for executives, the board of directors, and people managers in middle-market and aspiring middle-market companies who want to proactively reduce workforce risks so that business goals can be achieved. \u003cp\u003eThis succinct read is tailored to today's busy business leaders and:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Starts with 3 scenarios of an organization with a promising path for growth. The first scenario assumes business strategy execution without incident. The second scenario shows the economic dip over a 5 year period resulting from the unexpected departure of a key executive. The third scenario shows how the initial loss of the key executive snowballs into dramatically disappointing organizational results over a 5 year horizon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Is loaded with first-hand experiences shared by 25+ executives in middle-market companies interviewed for the book who currently do succession planning and reap its many benefits (i.e. peer learning in print).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Provides a road map of the 7 steps involved in the people succession process in addition to time saving tips.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Identifies the top 9 derailers to people succession and how to address them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Reveals sensible approaches used by busy executives when preparing people for future responsibilities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• The book explains why companies that rely too heavily on recruiting from the external candidate pool put business strategy execution at risk. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Speaks to CEO succession, board issues, and the monitoring of key performance indicators for determining if your people succession works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTABLE OF CONTENTS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForethought\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Why Succession Planning and Management Matters\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: People Succession Defined\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: The School of Hard Knocks\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Career Champions\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Climate Counts\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Derail the Derailers\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Derailer 9: Career Conversations\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: Talent Magnet Tool Kit\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: Wanted: Blue Boxers\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10: The Board and Talent Analytics\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11: Ready, Set, Go\u003cbr\u003eAfterthoughts\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Talent Magnet Series","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47017754034416,"sku":"9780988707108","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780988707108_p0.jpg?v=1763893945","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780988707108","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}