Course objectives: 

• Define succession planning
• Use competencies to define organizational succession requirements
• Follow a step by step process to plan succession within their organization
• State the key elements of a performance management process
• Identify the working characteristics of an assessment centre
• Assess individual competency levels
• Link succession planning with manpower planning and career development planning
• Design Individual Development Plans
• Introduce a system of mentoring and coaching within the organization                    

Who should attend? 

All managers who are responsible for career development and succession planning within their organization.

Course Outline: 

·           Introduction to succession planning

• The costs of avoiding succession planning
• Openness of succession planning
• Decision making:  hiring or training for positions
• The value of work experience for managerial ability
• Disaster planning
• Helping to promote organizational excellence
• Succession planning tools and processes
• Competencies in succession planning
• How to identify potential within individuals
• Fast-track routes for some individuals
• Performance management
• Assessment centers
• 360 degree feedback
• Human resource planning tools
• Manpower planning and career development planning
• Designing Individual Development Plans
• Clarifying mentoring and coaching
• The value of a mentor
• Identifying mentors
• Coaching skills
• Coaching:  a way of life within the organization

WORKSHOP STYLE: 

A mixture of short presentations, interactive discussion, individual exercises and group work. The emphasis throughout is on a practical approach using case material and examples.