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If you want to keep your brand reputation intact and forge meaningful candidate relationships, don’t shy away from providing personalised feedback, says Paul Surridge.

We know the most effective leaders for any organisation are promoted from within, but how do you make sure you select the right ones? This article offers a few tips on how to get your succession planning right.

Having worked with organisations who take different approaches as to whether they opt to develop from within – ‘build’ – or hire externally – ‘buy’ – and as much as I want to give you a definitive answer as to which is best, it really does depend on the company and role in question. In this article, I explore the merits of each while highlighting some of the mistakes I see companies making. 

The failure rate of leaders of newly appointed leader is high and many don’t succeed in their new roles, often failing during the first 12 months of their new tenure. This is widely written about with failure rates cited as anywhere from 30 to 60%. The reason for this is likely due to the absence of a critical skill that separates great leaders from the rest.