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HBR CASE S TUDY AND C OMMENTARY How should Indispensable Calloway and the board approach the issue of succession by John Beeson at Astar • Enterprises? Five commentators offer expert advice. Reprint R0609A Edward Bennett is a talented CEO with a lot on his plate. But he’s not getting any younger, and his board can’t get him engaged in succession planning. HBR CASE S TUDY Indispensable by John Beeson . D E Tom Calloway, nonexecutive chairman of Astar eye, they had always been able to work out V R E S Enterprises, put the phone back in its cradle as their differences. Regarding Astar’s strategy and E R S gently as he could, given the circumstances. He financial matters, Bennett was invariably open T H G I had just finished yet another difficult and unsat- and transparent. The CEO held the reins a little R L L isfactory conversation with Edward Bennett, As- tighter on management and organizational is- A . N O tar’s CEO, about succession planning. Calloway