Identifying and developing key talent with the potential for leadership roles is essential to prepare your business for long-term success. Find out more about exit strategies, how to ensure your successors have the skills they need and getting the timing right with our selection of books, articles, links and guides.
Online books, guides and publications
eBooks
The library provides full text access to a selection of key business and reference eBooks from leading publishers.
Developing executive talent: Best practices from global leaders
Smilansky, Jonathan (Wiley, 2006)
This eBook covers the importance of talent management to businesses in the long-term and includes a chapter dealing with effective succession planning for senior management roles.
Developing leadership talent
Berke, David; Kossler, Michael E.; Wakefield, Michael (Pfeiffer, 2008)
"The purpose of this book is to help you organize your thinking and planning for maintaining a leadership pipeline in your organization."
You will need to be logged-in to the website to read these eBooks.
Briefings
Directors' Briefings and Start-Up Briefings are four-page guides written for the busy practitioner, director and entrepreneur providing concise, practical advice on core business issues.
Disclaimer: These publications from BHP Information Solutions Limited are for general guidance only, for businesses in the United Kingdom governed by the laws of England. BHP Information Solutions Limited, expert contributors and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (as distributor) disclaim all liability for any errors or omissions.
Online articles
The library provides access to a range of articles in full text from leading business, finance and management journals.
You will need to be logged-in to the website to gain full access to the range of articles available online.
Small Business Update
Small Business Update is a monthly magazine for SMEs with articles covering the latest regulatory developments, practical advice and hot topics.
Useful links
Succession planning (CIPD)
This factsheet from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development looks at the background to succession planning, the main features of modern succession planning and the role of HR.
Succession planning and business transfer (Business Link)
Information and guidance on succession planning and transferring ownership of your business.
Emergency CEO succession planning
Article published in Business Week in February 2008 which identifies three key steps which should be part of any good emergency CEO succession plan.
The art of the exit: How to succeed at succession
An article published by Jeremy Kitchin in 2008 on the Accounting Web website. "This is the first in a series of articles in which he explains how practitioners achieve a successful exit strategy." Free registration required.
Keeping it in the family (ACCA) (PDF 691kb/36 pages)
Published by the ACCA in 2004, this booklet covers "how family business owners may plan and prepare today, to ensure that the business passes from this generation to the next, tomorrow".
Passing the baton - encouraging successful business transfers: Evidence and key stakeholder opinion (PDF 245kb/77 pages)
A report published in 2004 by the Small Business Service that looks into the need for UK SMEs to develop succession plans.
How to prepare the successful sale of an established family business (PDF 87kb/25 pages)
Publication from FEE that addresses the principles of selling a family business.
Institute for Family Business (IFB)
The Institute for Family Business is an "independent, not-for-profit, politically neutral, membership association supporting the UK family-owned business sector through advocacy, education and research". The IFB runs a Next Generation Forum to provide younger family members with information, events and networking opportunities relating to the "special challenges they face when trying to find their role within the family firm".
Succession Planning (Spencer Stuart)
The executive search consultancy firm Spencer Stuart provides a section with publications and insight into issues relating to successful succession planning.
Articles and books in the Library collection
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