Most years, 10% to 15% of global corporations replace their top
leaders because of resignation, dismissal, retirement, or health
problems, and in 2015, more than 16% had to replace their CEOs,
according to PwC research.
Unfortunately, in many cases, those corporations are unprepared to
hire a new leader: Almost 40% of respondents to a
survey conducted by search firm Heidrick & Struggles and
the Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University had
no viable...