Succession Planning

All organisations, whether in the private or public sectors, need to be able to find people with the right skills to fill key and top leadership jobs. This process needs to be managed and focused on identifying internal successors for key posts and planning their career paths to provide the necessary range of experience. Of course this is not easy task, with Athrú Solutions 1 day Succession Planning programme you will learn the skills and knowledge responsible for shaping the future of your organisation.

Benefits

All organisations need leaders with a range of experience. Management training programmes cannot provide that hands-on experience which is vital in making future leaders. Although it is a complex, if carried out correctly, succession planning is the only way of managing the delivery of that experience and aligning it with business needs.

Who should attend? 

This course has been designed for HR Managers, Senior Managers, Directors and Managers in mind.

Overview

In today’s more informed working environments, succession planning is intensifying in the corporate arena.  Successful succession planning must convey stability and growth; it needs to be tailored with a pro-active career progression plan, for all organisations most gifted employees. Athrú Solutions 1 day course looks at the best approaches for succession planning in today’s employment economy.

Aim

By the end of the course you will understand:

• Various methods for succession planning
• Develop your own approach
• Manage talent
• How to attract the essential skills to meet business needs
• Prepare for uncertain futures

Contents

• What is succession planning
• Benefits and risks
• Why is succession planning needed
• Understanding the key drivers of your organisations
• Critical roles and Groups
• Competencies needed for essential business continuity
• Why should good people stay
• Why do good people leave
• Clearly defining roles and responsibilities
• Replacement planning and the risk
• Different approaches
• Development and talent management
• Identifying key performers
• Handling changes to the plan
• Assessing potential
• Case Study and Action plan

Duration

This is an intensive 1 day programme.