practical guide: Succession to the Management Role

18. July 2025

New Guide Offers Holistic Framework for Leadership Succession in Family Businesses

How can entrepreneurial families ensure a successful and sustainable leadership transition across generations? The new practical guide Succession to the Management Role – How to Succeed by Michael M. Meier and Prof. Dr. Tom A. Rüsen (WIFU Foundation, 2025) provides the answers.

Based on over two decades of research and practical experience, the guide highlights how families, executive teams and supervisory boards must collaborate throughout the succession process. It offers a structured roadmap for aligning personal development with corporate needs and emphasizes the importance of governance, cultural transformation and psychological safety for successors.

Now available in the WIFU Online Library!