BALTIMORE — It's no secret that credit unions lacking a succession plan may be setting the stage for mass chaos should a CEO retire or suddenly die.

Without a strategic plan that addresses what will happen should a shakeup occur at the president/CEO spot or even within the senior management ranks, a credit union can instantly fall into being held "hostage," said Nancy Lewis, president of Progressive Techniques, Inc., a Fayetteville, Ga.-based training and human resources consulting firm.

"The only thing that is constant is change," Lewis said yesterday at the African-American Credit Union Coalition's annual meeting. "Sometimes you have to get out of the way."

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