Free checklist
Is your bench ready?
Ten questions every board should answer before the seat is empty. One page. Tick each one you can answer with confidence today.
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What is inside
- Timeline. Do you know your top leader's intended timeline, in years?
- Internal bench. Have you named at least two internal candidates for each top-team role?
- External market. Have you mapped external candidates in your segment and region in the past 12 months?
- Plus seven more on development plans, bridge roles, the outgoing leader, the levels below the top job, interim cover, board review and strategy.
Score it in two minutes
8 to 10 ticks: your bench is ready. 5 to 7: start closing the gaps this quarter. 4 or fewer: your next leadership change will be a rushed one.