The Succession Vacuum: How Corporate America's Failure to Cultivate Leaders Is Putting the Economy at Risk
Across the Fortune 500, a quiet crisis is unfolding in executive suites and boardrooms: organizations are failing to build the internal leadership pipelines that sustain long-term competitiveness. As external CEO hiring rises and succession planning remains an afterthought, the consequences extend well beyond individual companies—threatening innovation, workforce morale, and the broader stability of the American economy.