We foster a culture of “Growing Talent from Within” by providing training and development opportunities for our staff to better equip them for the challenges of today and readiness of tomorrow. - Jan Kincaid
The world is changing faster than ever, and so are organizations. As a result companies need leaders now and in the future who can manage change while executing complex business strategies. To ensure that you have the right leaders in the right places at the right time with the right skill, there needs to be a focus on leadership development. It is absolutely vital, therefore, that organisations need to build a succession planning program that creates leaders faster than the traditional training and development programs and will be able to identify the key business positions within the organization and to develop potential future leaders to occupy them and, consequently, maintain the continuity of business success.
This training course will focus on the need for an integrated approach to leadership development and succession management, one that aligns these efforts with overall business strategies and drives leadership readiness in high potentials across the organization and the best practice approaches to succession planning and leadership.
What are the goals?
By the end of this training course, delegates will be able to:
Understand the Succession Planning Process
Use the relevant tools in identifying the Key Positions and Potential Successors within their organization
Formulate a Strategic Talent Plan for the organization in line with the Business Strategy
Create and manage a Sustainable Talent Pipeline
Manage performance and provide constructive feedback for continuous improvement
Identify the most effective leadership development approaches
Who is this training course for?
This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
Senior managers responsible for executive succession plans
Middle managers identifying leadership potential amongst their staff
HR professionals developing succession plans
HR professionals in learning & development roles
Younger professionals with leadership aspirations
Course Outline
Day One: What is Succession Planning?
Elements of business strategy
Our people are our most important asset
The employment context
The HR cycles
Recruitment and Retention
Who is Responsible for succession planning?
Day Two: People Plans and Business Plans
Identifying Critical Roles & Responsibilities
Current and future needs
Creating a talent pool
Conducting Talent Reviews
Assessing Skills, Knowledge & Attitudes
Developing Motivation and Engagement
Day Three: Talent Management
The ‘Ideal Leader’
Defining leadership potential
Conducting Talent Reviews
Developing talented personnel
Retaining talent
Success of talent programmes
Day Four: The Process of Nurturing Talent
Effective performance management
The importance of feedback in nurturing talent
Tailoring development to individual needs
Coaching and Mentoring
Is the organisation’s talent development approach working?
Measuring ROI
Day Five: Challenges of Succession Planning
Unplanned succession challenges
Realistic people planning
Setting and managing career expectations
Creating an ‘engaged’ workforce
Impact of organisational structures on people development opportunities
Course Review and Personal Planning
The certificate
Coventry Academy Certificate of Attendance will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course