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Succession Planning Framework

Ensure board and executive succession and continuity.

Methodology

Model across CEO succession, executive succession, board succession, emergency succession and pipeline.

Components

The nomination committee leads succession; the board approves; reviewed regularly.

Governance

Succession-readiness reviewCEO & executive succession planBoard succession design

Maturity levels

L1
Foundational (0–40) — Ad-hoc, undocumented, reactive.
L2
Developing (41–60) — Framework emerging; pockets of practice.
L3
Established (61–80) — Documented, standardised, governed.
L4
Strategic (81–100) — Board-grade competitive differentiator.

Across the Board Excellence ecosystem

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