While the specifics of every transition differ depending on the circumstances, any CEO who’s excelled in the role but now senses it’s time to start thinking about the endgame will benefit from four best practices:Firmly decide when to go. Finish the job of prepar...
What should new CEOs prioritize—and by when? What does CEO transition success really look like? We set out to understand how CEOs successfully navigated their transition—through qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys with CEOs who are 12-18 months into their role. Here, we set...
Transportation is a major component of Amazon’s business operations and the toughest part of our plan to meet net-zero carbon by 2040. To help rapidly accelerate the market for electric vehicle technology, and to help all companies transition to greener technologies, we invested more than $1 b...
The best CEOs use the first six to 12 months of their tenure as a moment of great personal transition and institutional renewal. There are four keys to success.It is when we are in transition that we are most completely alive. William Bridges(...
As CEO, you can serve as a catalyst for encouraging the board to begin thinking about succession earlier than they otherwise might, which should be well before a transition is anticipated. And, by making C-suite succession an established process — rather than a response to an imminent transiti...
To further accelerate investment in new technologies needed to build a zero-carbon economy, we introduced the Climate Pledge Fund last June. The investment program started with $2 billion to invest in visionary companies that aim to facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy. Amazon has al...
Data fromProsci Best Practices in Change Management researchcan help change practitioners understand the cultural impact of a new leader and customize their change management approach to solve any issues. How To Prepare for the Transition Hiring an interim CEO is a great business strategy that can ...
•Accelerate the ecological transition.By respecting the uniqueness of our environments and focusing everyone’s actions on responsible practices (carbon neutrality, waste reduction and circular economy, resource management, biodiversity). We aim to use our capacity for innovation in service of a sustai...
From programmer to CEO, he shares tips and best practices for changing the mindset to become a more effective leader. Watch the video or read the transcript below. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. Hello, everyone. Today I will be talking about my transition from ...
“A take-charge” CHRO also can be the driver of the immediate transition plan, helping the chair or committee head prepare for the activities that occur immediately after the official decision by the board. These can include the communications plan, a plan for the outgoing CEO, compensation fo...