Business Succession Planning

Course Overview

Change is a hallmark of today’s business world. In particular, our workforce is constantly changing people come and go, and move into new roles within the company. Succession planning can help you make the most of that change by ensuring that when someone leaves, there is someone new to take their place. This course will teach you the basics about creating and maintaining a succession plan.

Learning Objectives

After you complete this course, you will be able to:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the value of succession planning for successful businesses.
  • Demonstrate expertise with the key elements of a succession plan.
  • Create and discuss aspects of a succession plan.
  • Discuss the elements of a succession plan in terms of roles, responsibility, function, scope, and evaluation.

Module 1: Course Overview

Module 2: A Need for Succession Planning

Module 3: Defining a Succession Plan

Strong Leaders and a Strong Organization

Components of the Plan

Setting the Scope

Module 4: Pre-Assignment Review

Module 5: Identifying Resources and Analyzing Risks

Identifying Resources

Risk Assessment

Module 6: Defining Roles, Responsibilities, and Functions

Individualized Engagement Plans

Working the Plan

Module 7: Gathering Information

Module 8: Forecasting Needs

Key Ingredients of a Successful Plan

Coaching and Mentoring

Module 9: Putting the Plan Together

Using Appreciative Inquiry (AI)

How to Choose the Leader

Module 10: Putting the Plan into Action

Phased Implementation

Technology

Module 11: Evaluating and Reviewing the Plan

Evaluation Challenges

Sample Evaluation

Check Out the Checklist

Module 12: Your Action Plan

Plan and Then Do

Next Steps

Module 13: Personal Action Plan

Price: $180

This Course includes:

   Text-based content

   2 Weeks