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Easing the transition: How outgoing CEOs aided successors

Longtime leaders should make themselves accessible to incoming leaders, but make sure staff knows that new CEO is in chargeWhen Kelly Mariotti took the reins of the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers last year, she followed CEO Joe McGuire, who had led the group for 23 years. Mike Copps, who became CEO of the Analytical, Life Science & Diagnostics Association at the dawn of the pandemic in 2020, was just the second chief executive in the association's 30-year history. Britt Wood didn't have the benefit of a predecessor CEO helping him at the National Association of Landscape Professionals—but he had existing staff to guide him.When new CEOs arrive, there is a… Read More