"Leadership Development and Succession: an essential book presenting best practices in developing new leaders and succession planning" was published in April 2022 by the National Center for Employee Ownership. Ginny Vanderslice and Kathleen McInerney Kane contributed the lead chapter titled Leadership Development and Succession in Employee-Owned Companies. You may read an excerpt of their chapter here.
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