title: Taking Responsibility for Transitions at the Top.
abstract: Boards must become more proactive when it comes to planning for the departure of one CEO and hiring a successor.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Giella
authors.forename: Mary K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Totten
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital; D006739:Hospital Administration; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014341:Trustees