The Art Of Succession Planning: Plan Today To Succeed Tomorrow

Companies face rising performance expectations while talent moves more often than ever. Many larger organizations have started succession planning for senior roles, but few can say the right talent is always ready at the right time. The goal is that the business plan runs without a hiccup from a talent perspective.

This 60-minute succession planning webinar shares lessons learned as succession practices have matured. You'll look at business cases, best practices and guiding principles, and how to move from a simple to a systematic approach. The session covers talent reviews, critical job risk assessments, integrating succession planning with business planning, common challenges and pitfalls, and the metrics used.

You'll also learn whether to build or buy talent and how to identify high potentials.

• Decide whether to adopt a build or buy talent strategy
• Follow the succession planning process flow efficiently
• Identify the steps needed for assessment and review
• Identify high-potential talent
• Use a succession checklist
• Prioritize the competencies key roles need for strategy

• Business cases that outline succession plans
• Best practices and guiding principles
• Moving from a simple to a systematic approach
• Understanding talent reviews
• Running critical job risk assessments
• Integrating succession planning with business planning
• Challenges and pitfalls of succession planning
• Succession planning metrics
• Your questions

A succession plan that isn’t fully effective can leave key roles exposed when someone leaves, and can disrupt the business plan. Applying lessons and practices from mature programs helps you have ready successors and link talent decisions to strategy.

This session suits HR professionals, organization development managers and leadership development professionals who run or support succession planning.

• HR professionals
• OD managers
• Leadership Development professionals

Dr. Ware is an Industrial/Organizational Psychologist and CEO of Integral Talent Systems, Inc (ITS). ITS is a global technology enabled talent management consulting firm specializing in bringing the science of talent management to the bottom line.

ITS is a pioneer in the field of attracting and retaining top talent, as the company was the first consulting firm dedicated to this workplace issue that began emerging in the U.S. during 1996 and has since become a global concern.

Dr. Ware is frequently engaged with corporate clients to provide guidance on how to create "employer of choice" environments, so that they can attract and keep the best talent in their respective industries.

ITS provides this guidance by continually conducting independent research in talent management, staying abreast of current corporate and workplace trends and best practices, and creating innovative products and services regarding this topic.

Dr. Ware has practiced for over 25 years in the talent management field, with a strong focus on how to increase employee productivity for the benefit of achieving business goals. She has acted as a consultant in this capacity for 180 of the Fortune 1000.

Dr. Ware is frequently quoted on trends in talent management strategies in numerous publications such as the Associated Press, Computer World magazine, Network World and the San Francisco Chronicle, and has been featured several times on CNN as a national talent management expert.