About the Course

 

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.

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Whether it is preparing someone for a position of leadership in a corporation or to take over as the sole proprietor of a small business,  succession planning is essential to the long-term survival of a company.

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Succession planning will help you make the most of big-ticket changes by ensuring that when someone significant leaves, there is someone who knows what they are doing to take their place.

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This one-day course will teach you the difference between successful succession planning and just replacing someone.

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Topics covered include:

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• Understanding of the value of succession planning for successful businesses.

• What does the right level of succession planning look like for your business?

• How mentoring fits in and can lead to greater productivity and retention of future leaders.

• How to prepare people to take on the responsibilities of leadership so that the company thrives in the transition.

• The basics of creating and maintaining a succession plan.

• Identifying resources and analysing the risks of a plan.

• Understanding the elements of a succession plan in terms of roles, responsibility, function, scope, and evaluation.

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