The objective of family business succession is ensuring the continuity of the business through the generations. A great succession is an evolutionary process arising from careful planning and artful management of expectations. When done well, hardly anyone even notices it.

Family Business Succession: The final Test of Greatness,  C.E. Aronoff, J.L. Ward and S.L.McClure 

Family business succession is not one thing but many. Its is not a single event that occurs when a leader retires and passes the baton o a new leader, but a process that is driven by a developmental clock. The process is not always rational and planned.

Succession is a complex process, presenting a formidable obstacle course for all individuals involved in the family business system.

Who should attend:

• Current and future leaders and managers of the family business.

• Non-family executives and other key stakeholders in the transition process.

Key Learning:

• Understand the fundamental ground rules for leadership succession.

• Determine the key challenges of succession and ho manage these successfully.

• Identify the personal attributes and characteristics that can assist in identifying successors.