Leadership Transition & Continuity

Situations addressed

Handing over raises patrimonial, legal, managerial and relational questions at the same time. The department anticipates them in order to preserve the value of the business and the continuity of its governance.

A succession first engages the continuity of governance. The departure of a manager then raises the question of unrecorded knowledge.

Continuity also concerns key functions outside general management. A change of holder then calls for an organised handover.

Anchoring an investment after its establishment also falls within the department's scope. The department belongs to the Crisis Management & Restructuring pole. The firm also offers a dedicated package for very small, small and medium-sized businesses.

Leadership transition in Morocco: approach

Each assignment begins with a confidential preliminary diagnosis. The founder then leads every assignment directly.

For a leadership transition in Morocco, the approach covers the inventory, scenarios and timetable. It also covers preparing the successor and teams, as well as communication with partners.

Interventions include in particular:

• transferability diagnosis;
• development of transfer scenarios;
• preparation of the successor;
• formalisation of key knowledge and functions;
• post-transfer follow-up.

The approach thus distinguishes two stages: preparing the succession, then securing the handover. In a crisis, the crisis unit and its decision register extend this logic of continuity.

The deliverables include a transfer timetable, a leadership continuity plan and a successor support plan. Finally, they include a key functions framework and a post-transfer review. This review then closes the assignment, once the new leadership has settled in.

Leadership transition in Morocco: related tools and services

Several tools and services extend this work:

• Checklist – Preparing a leadership transition;
• Handover kit – Handover note and tracking workbook;
• Questionnaire – Inventory of intangible assets;
• Leadership transition consultation;
• Leadership transition – handover and continuity plan.

The inventory of intangible assets sheds light on the value transferred. As for the handover kit, it secures continuity at the level of each position. Thus, a leadership transition in Morocco rests on written and shared elements.