CEO Succession Planning and Leadership DevelopmentCorporate Lessons from FC Barcelona
Amanpreet Singh Chopra 1
Citation : Amanpreet Singh Chopra, CEO Succession Planning and Leadership DevelopmentCorporate Lessons from FC Barcelona International Journal of Managerial Studies and Research 2013 , 1(2) : 45-49
Author studied the development program(s) and leadership succession planning strategies of FC Barcelona, one the most successful club in Spanish Football history and analyzed that success of club is deeply rooted in its strategies from grooming of homegrown talent at La Masia to the appointment of coaching staff. Taking cue from club strategies author identified 5 lessons for Corporate- Developing organizational belief in growth strategies, Developing young executive through structured T&D programs, Present career progression opportunities to young employees, Develop "inward" succession planning framework through grooming in-house talent and above all nurturing the philosophy of "Mas que una empresa"(More than a company)