The art of succession planning
Succession planning for leadership teams has never been easy - but here's why it's so important to get right
| Published: 1 September 2023
CEO SUCCESSION PLANNING – BEHIND THE THRONE – PRINT – Issue 225 – July 2023 | Article of the Week
ELEVEN STELLAR PLAYERS WILL NEVER MAKE A GREAT FOOTBALL TEAM. KNOWING WHEN TO STEP AWAY FROM THE GAME IS PART OF THE TOP JOB. SUPERSTARS DON’T ONLY CRAVE ATTENTION, THEY ALSO EXPECT IMMORTALITY AND SO IT GOES THAT A GREAT LEADERSHIP TEAM CAN NEVER BE MADE OF THE MOST DYNAMIC AND EGOTISTICAL INDIVIDUALS, WHO BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN NEVER BE SUPERSEDED. TODAY, ONE OF THE CORE VALUES IN LEADERSHIP, IS TO PLAN FOR DEPARTURE OR THE UNEXPECTED, AS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THAT PARADOXICAL STATE OF CONTINUITY IN THE FACE OF PERPETUAL CHANGE. THAT REQUIRES FUTURE VISION.
| Published: 9 August 2023
Executive succession planning – five things to do now
We know the most effective leaders for any organisation are promoted from within, but how do you make sure you select the right ones? This article offers a few tips on how to get your succession planning right.
| Published: 4 August 2023
Taking succession planning to the next level
Firms that make the commitment to proactively mine and develop talent ‘hidden’ in their organization will be at a competitive advantage, since they are tapping into an off balance-sheet asset hiding in plain sight.
| Published: 10 October 2022
It’s time to prioritise succession planning
When sourcing and welcoming future leaders, it is no longer acceptable to backfill a role or to shoe in candidates based on short-term objectives. With shareholder trust built on a bedrock of evidence that organisations are recruiting talent for longevity, today’s recruitment looks beyond the immediate to plan for challenging progression.
| Published: 23 May 2022
SUCCESSION PLANNING – The Matrix Resurrections – Print – Issue 211 – May 2022 | Article of the Week
We all reflect upon the future of work, but focus on where and when we work, not how we work and what new leadership looks like. Whether in the office five days a week or zero days a week no longer matters, what does matter is that systemic and deep-rooted processes and structures at work, are much simpler to change than previously thought. However, approaches to succession planning too will have to adapt to altered frameworks and flattened hierarchical structures.
| Published: 18 May 2022
The dangers of too much internal promotion
When stability and continuity becomes stagnation and complacency. What happens when an organisation neglects it’s succession planning and what can be done to change the situation.
| Published: 12 November 2021
What next for management development?
Key People leave, retire , get promoted, to ensure a smooth transition you need a succession plan.
| Published: 11 October 2021
Empowering your people through mentoring
Mentoring is a hugely powerful tool for HR professionals - Ann Swain takes a look at why this personal development scheme supports staff retention, engagement and aids succession planning
| Published: 1 October 2021
HR’s increasing role in CEO Succession
Developing a strong succession pipeline that can produce CEO candidates needs the HR function to be seen as a peer to the CEO, and the CHRO needs to become a true partner for the stakeholders involved in the succession process. Without this, the entire process for future CEO succession will be jeopardized.
| Published: 18 August 2021