Leadership transitions are inevitable. Whether the outgoing executive provided advance notice or the vacancy was sudden or unexpected, hiring a new chief executive should be a thoughtful, deliberate process with many considerations for officers to tackle.
A CEO departure is a point when many organizations take time to consider the strategic direction of the association or whether an interim CEO can allow the organization to be more thoughtful about what comes next.
If the association is ready to begin the search, groups may retain an executive recruitment firm that specializes in the association community. Others may opt to handle the search in-house. Leadership transitions are also a pivotal point for organizations to consider turning an association management company to handle some or all of the leadership functions.
