When Transition Comes

In any given year, as many as ten percent of LSA member organizations will experience a change in chief executive leadership. Whether from resignation or retirement, the organization’s board faces a series of challenges that must be managed well in order to make a positive difference for the organization.

LSA’s booklet, Preparing for Leadership Transitions, provides worksheets and planning guides so that the organization comes out of a leadership transition with:

• Greater clarity of purpose and mission
• A renewed sense of strategic direction
• Fresh appreciation of the organization’s competence and effectiveness
• New understanding of the depth of individual talent and capability within the organization
• Clarity about position and responsibilities
• Increased diversity – in perspective, experience and perhaps race or ethnicity

Preparing for Leadership Transitions contains sections on CEO transition planning, planning for transitions in other key positions and cultivating future leaders.

Peek Inside: Worksheet for Writing a Basic CEO Transition Plan

For more information, or to order this resource, email LSA at resources@lutheranservices.org or call 800-664-3848 or download a printable Order Form and see additional resources available for purchase here.