Subscribe Ask the Editors Search Entire site Smallbiz Bookstore Msg. In volleyball, every person on the team has a chance to play the net, serve and assist. People are continuously rotating so no one dominates any position.
Players learn to work together as a team.
Absolutely not, say the experts. This person then struggles to do the job effectively while his or her real talents are needlessly wasted. It's far kinder to acknowledge the skill sets each member of the upcoming generation brings to the business and then empower the right people by putting them in the right positions. It also allows for a more valid selection process. The risks to the company of a rotating presidency increase if each of the people involved wants to build his or her own team and proceed with his or her own vision, says Paul Karofsky, executive director of Northeastern University's Center for Family Business in Dedham, Massachusetts.