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Sample Executive Director Succession Policy
It's a best practice and a core board responsibility to create an executive director succession policy.
Executive Search & Transition Time Line Worksheet
Executive transitions can be stressful for everyone involved. Transition Guides makes this transition easier with an "Executive Search & Transition Time Line Worksheet" to assist your organization in the process. (Transition Guides)
Sample Severance Pay Policy
Thanks to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), you can adapt this sample severance pay policy.
Sample Emergency Succession Plan
Adapt this sample succession policy to get a head start.
Six Ways to Tell It's Time to Leave
Nonprofit executive directors often wonder if it's the right time to leave. Maybe the demands of the job seem ever more burdensome, or the board seems increasingly dissatisfied, or the ticking of the retirement clock is getting louder.
Successful Successions: Executive Transitions that Worked
Succession from one generation of leadership to the next is a period of opportunity and risk.
Succession Planning for [NOT] the CEO
Eureka moments often occur during our consulting engagements when nonprofit teams realize the CEO is one of many individuals whose departure could cause ‘transition trauma.’ Read on for inspiration for establishing a non-CEO succession planning process.
Succession Planning for Nonprofits - Managing Leadership Transitions
A slew of good resources to support your succession planning work.
Table for Two: Can Founders & Successors Co-Exist So Everyone Wins?
In most cases a graceful exit, in which the founder leaves the organization completely, is the most appropriate way for an organization to manage the transition from a long-time or founding chief executive. However, the conventional wisdom about founder transitions has taken on the character of an absolute rule.
The Importance of Linking Leadership Succession, Strategy, and Governance
Leaders are often in denial about when their effectiveness is losing its edge and when is the appropriate time to leave. This article offers an overview of the challenges and three common dilemmas in leadership succession. (Nonprofit Quarterly)
The Right Way to Resign from a Board
Learn how to step away from a difficult role leaving both yourself and the organization with a positive experience using the tips in this resource.
Thinking Creatively About Executive Succession
How does a founding or long-term executive learn to let go of his/her organization?
Tips on the Transition from an Iconic CEO
Read these tips on creating a smooth executive transition from a group of nonprofit CEOs and board leaders.
Twelve Ways to Get a New Executive Director off on the Right Foot
This article shares twelve ideas to help get the new executive director started on a path to success. (Blue Avocado)
Where to Start: Priorities for a New Director
Lessons learned about how a new executive can get off to a positive start.