Design your succession planning strategy
Succession Planning Basics will equip you with the background and implementation tools you need to devise and execute a forward-thinking succession planning program for your organization. It offers theory, processes, and best practices for organizations embarking on a succession-planning project, addressing the basic concepts and steps for success. This book is for management professionals considering succession planning for their organizations, organizational development professionals at the beginning of their careers, human resources professionals wanting to move away from replacement hiring, and trainers needing a basic understanding of succession planning for employee development plans.
This second edition looks closer at tools and new developments in software that can streamline planning efforts as well as updated best practices and considerations for addressing the needs of every generation when creating succession plans. Chapters include assessment tools, exercises, and job aids.
Succession Planning Basics | Christee Atwood (Author)| Association for Talent Development
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. What Is Succession Planning?
Definition of Succession Planning, Replacement Hiring Versus Succession Planning, Models of Succession Planning, Succession Planning Core Concepts, Variations in Succession Plans, Purpose of Succession Planning, Succession Planning Opportunities, Need for Succession Planning, Summary, Getting It Done.
Chapter 2. Preparing for Succession Planning
Getting Started, Determining the Participants, Team Member Responsibilities, Extended Project Team, Summary, Getting It Done, Sample Team Member Job Description.
Chapter 3. Establishing and Communicating Goals
Ensure Quality Communication, Preparing the Team Members, Establishing the Goals, Benchmarking, Sample Succession Planning Policy, Communicating the Plan, Elements of Your Communication Plan, Communication Methods, Dealing With Resistance, Summary, Getting It Done.
Chapter 4. Assessing Your Organization
Getting Started With Assessment, Determining the Scope of the Succession Plan, SWOT Analysis, Defining Assessment Topics, Determining Key Positions, Identifying Competencies for Key Positions, Summary, Getting It Done.
Chapter 5. Developing Your Workplace Profile
Introduction, Interpreting Assessment Information, Conducting a Demand Analysis, Conducting a Supply Analysis, Conducting a Gap Analysis, Assessing Internal Depth, Applying the Information, Summary, Getting It Done.
Chapter 6. Designing Your Succession Plan
Introduction, Creating Job Profiles, Components of a Competency-Based Job Description, Communicating the Competencies for Key Positions, Developing an Inventory of Candidates, Checklist for Managers, The 9-Box Grid, Summary, Getting It Done.
Chapter 7. Using Succession Planning Development Practices
Introduction, Creating Individual Development Plans, Preparation for the IDP Discussion, Providing Development Opportunities, Summary, Getting It Done.
Chapter 8. Assessing Succession Management Software
Introduction, Four Considerations for Succession Planning Tools, Software Considerations, Summary, Getting It Done.
Chapter 9. Implementing Your Succession Plan
Introduction, Maintaining Your Succession Plan, Avoiding the Pitfalls, Follow-Up Checklist, Summary, Getting It Done.
Chapter 10. Evaluating Your Plan
Introduction, Incorporating Regular Checkups, Creating an Evaluation System, Making Course Corrections, Summary, Getting It Done.
Chapter 11. Frequently Asked Questions
Summary, Getting It Done.
Chapter 12. The Big Picture
Best Practices of Succession Planning, Variations in Succession Plans, Upcoming Generations and Succession Planning, Summary, Getting It Done.
Glossary of Succession Planning Concepts
References
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