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We have a succession plan—are we actually following it?

Alfonso ChinerFebruary 11, 2026

What happens when a family council agrees on a succession plan entailing both current and next-generation leaders, but some family members fail to follow through? Consciously or unconsciously, their day-to-day actions slowly deviate from what was agreed and expected. The result: the succession process starts to derail. Imbalances and interference come into play, leading to […]

Álvaro San Martín

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Álvaro San Martín is a professor in the Managing People in Organizations Department and the academic director of the Executive MBA in Madrid. His research interests include cultural psychology, team dynamics and socioecological psychology.

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