Leadership
The Best Candidate Already Worked Here Once
A returning employee arrives with a known record, an existing network and no ramp. The obstacles are almost entirely procedural, and most of them are self-imposed.
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Succession Plans Cover the CEO and Almost Nobody Else
Boards have become disciplined about naming a successor for the chief executive. Two levels down, where most operating knowledge actually sits, the same companies have no plan and frequently no list.
Leadership
The Reference Check Stopped Working, and Nobody Replaced It
Employers reduced references to dates of employment to avoid liability, which removed the final verification step in hiring. What replaced it is informal, unrecorded and available only to the well-connected.