The average CEO’s tenure is declining, especially at smaller companies. How can boards reassess their approach to CEO succession planning given the increasing complexities of the job and the rise in activist stakeholders?
Join Steve Odland and guest Blair Jones, Managing Director at Semler Brossy, to discover the latest insights on CEO succession, the progress being made on gender equity, and why boards should have an emergency succession plan before a crisis strikes.
(01:20) CEO Tenure Trends
(05:11) Internal vs External Succession
(07:55) Gender Diversity in CEO Roles
(13:43) Emergency Succession Planning
(19:45) Interim CEO and Board Roles
(25:03) Activist Attacks on Female CEOs
(28:40) Trends in CEO Compensation
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