Description:  Outgoing chief Anne Mulcahy and incoming head Ursula Burns discuss their historic CEO handoff.

Source: CNNMoney – video report
 
Date: 9/16/2009

Keys: Management, HR, strategic planning

Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/fortune/2009/09/16/f_mpw_xerox_transition.fortune/

Questions for discussion: 

• Summarize the similarities and differences you can observe about these two CEOs.
• Do you find it strange that their educational backgrounds are so different? Explain your answer.
• Do you think technical knowledge is critical in order to be the CEO of Xerox? Explain your thinking.