Avoiding the Glass Cliff
Advice to Boards on Preparing for and Supporting a New Leader of Color
A short guide for boards hiring a new chief executive of color, written by BoardSource with Building Movement Project. It is set out in three stages: before a transition, during the search and handover, and after the new leader starts. For each stage it says what the board should do so the new leader does not inherit the whole job of advancing racial equity alone, from building an equity-centred culture before the search, to choosing a search firm with a track record of equitable hiring, to orientation, clear first-year goals and ongoing support.
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BoardSource (2022). Avoiding the Glass Cliff: Advice to Boards on Preparing for and Supporting a New Leader of Color. https://boardsource.org/resources/avoiding-the-glass-cliff/
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