Bennett needs to be approached with a soft touch.You only go behind his back as a last resort.

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Paradoxically,if Bennett were to die sud-denly without a qualified successor,it might be good news for shareholders in the short term.When L-3Communications'char-ismatic and entrepreneurial CEO Frank Lanza (a man much like Bennett) died unexpectedly in June without a successor,the share price actually went up.That happens again and again:The lack of bench strength makes the company seem ripe for a takeover,so investors buy up shares.They scramble when the company is most vulnerable.