The Right CEO: Straight Talk about Making Tough CEO Selection Decisions - Hardcover

by Frederick W. Wackerle (Author)

Die wichtigste F?rungsposition in einem Unternehmen nimmt der CEO ein, doch durch den aktuellen Mangel an f臧igen Nachwuchskr臟ten, wird die Auswahl und Nachfolgeregelung von CEOs immer schwieriger. Das Auswahlverfahren ist denkbar ungeeignet, denn h舫fig wird entweder die falsche Person ausgew臧lt, oder aber, wenn die richtige Person den Job bekommt, findet sie sich in einer Situation wieder, die eine gute F?rungsarbeit behindert, wenn nicht gar unmlich macht. "The Right CEO" ist das erste Buch auf dem Markt, das das Zusammenspiel zwischen den f?f Hauptgruppen im CEO Auswahlverfahren - Vorstand, Personalleiter, Personalberater, CEOs und CEO-Kandidaten - genau unter die Lupe nimmt. Hier finden Sie eine F?le praktischer Beispiele und lehrreicher Anekdoten, die anschaulich demonstrieren, wie dieser meist ineffektiv ablaufende Prozess erfolgreich korrigiert werden kann.

Front Jacket

Newspapers are filled with reports of highly paid CEOs who are pressured to hand in their resignations, fired by their disgruntled board of directors, or interfered with by a retired CEO who won't go away. These reports signify a growing crisis in business leadership because the same companies routinely fail to develop talent from within the organization and CEO succession plans are woefully inadequate or nonexistent.
Written by Frederick Wackerle-- one of the country's foremost executive search consultants-- The Right CEO identifies the fatal flaws in the current CEO selection process and offers a plan for remedying it. Using real-life examples, Wackerle gives a clear understanding of why organizations fail to select the right CEO. He includes solid suggestions for finding and selecting a CEO successor who is right for an organization and also gives CEO candidates candid information they need to evaluate the right or wrong opportunity.
Unlike other books on the topic, The Right CEO explores the idea that many CEO selections are flawed because the inter-relationship between the five key players-board members, incumbent CEOs, human resource executives, CEO search consultants, and candidates-is often dysfunctional. Using the examples, suggestions, and information outlined in this book,
* Board members will gain governance insight for overcoming their often unconscious leadership biases and select the candidate who best meets the strategic needs of the organization.
* Incumbent CEOs will be led to explore the fine line between securing the company's future and establishing their own legacies.
* Search consultants will find ways to increase the likelihood that their clients will select the right candidate.
* Human resource executives will discover how they must assume a more important role in CEO succession and selection and help the selection committee avoid common mistakes.
* Prospective candidates will learn how to get past common "naive" candidate assumptions in order to evaluate a CEO offer objectively.
The book is also filled with a wide variety of helpful checklists, questions, and analytical tools that will prove invaluable in placing the right CEO.

Back Jacket

Newspapers are filled with reports of highly paid CEOs who are pressured to hand in their resignations, fired by their disgruntled board of directors, or interfered with by a retired CEO who won't go away. These reports signify a growing crisis in business leadership because the same companies routinely fail to develop talent from within the organization and CEO succession plans are woefully inadequate or nonexistent.
Written by Frederick Wackerle-- one of the country's foremost executive search consultants-- The Right CEO identifies the fatal flaws in the current CEO selection process and offers a plan for remedying it. Using real-life examples, Wackerle gives a clear understanding of why organizations fail to select the right CEO. He includes solid suggestions for finding and selecting a CEO successor who is right for an organization and also gives CEO candidates candid information they need to evaluate the right or wrong opportunity.
Unlike other books on the topic, The Right CEO explores the idea that many CEO selections are flawed because the inter-relationship between the five key players-board members, incumbent CEOs, human resource executives, CEO search consultants, and candidates-is often dysfunctional. Using the examples, suggestions, and information outlined in this book,
* Board members will gain governance insight for overcoming their often unconscious leadership biases and select the candidate who best meets the strategic needs of the organization.
* Incumbent CEOs will be led to explore the fine line between securing the company's future and establishing their own legacies.
* Search consultants will find ways to increase the likelihood that their clients will select the right candidate.
* Human resource executives will discover how they must assume a more important role in CEO succession and selection and help the selection committee avoid common mistakes.
* Prospective candidates will learn how to get past common naive candidate assumptions in order to evaluate a CEO offer objectively.
The book is also filled with a wide variety of helpful checklists, questions, and analytical tools that will prove invaluable in placing the right CEO.

Author Biography

Frederick W. Wackerle has counseled CEOs and successfully recruited CEO successors, senior officers, and board members for top companies such as Biogen, Inc., Citicorp, Inc., FMC Corp, IMC Global, MassMutual, Medtornic, Inc., Playboy Enterprises, Inc., Textron, Inc., and Whirlpool Corp.