If you are looking for further information on this subject, a recommended reading list is included below.

• Atwood, Christee. Succession Planning Basics. ASTD, 2007.
• Bennis, Warren. On Becoming A Leader (Fourth Edition). Perseus Publishing, 2009.
• Clutterbuck, David, and Marshall Goldsmith. The Talent Wave: Why Succession Planning Fails and What to Do About It. Kogan Page, 2012.
• Conley, Terence, Phil Harkins, and Mark Sobol. Linkage Inc.'s Best Practices in Succession Planning. Pfeiffer, 2007.
• Cooperrider, David D., and Diana Whitney. Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Revolution in Change. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2005.
• Rothwell, William. Effective Succession Planning: Ensuring Leadership Continuity and Building Talent from Within (Fourth Edition). AMACOM, 2010.

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