Succession Planning
The Succession Planning course describes every aspect of succession planning – its advantages, the steps involved in operating the program, and ways to enhance its effectiveness. The course also addresses training systems for employees targeted for advancement, special issues related to succession planning for the chief executive officer position, and the measurements that can be used to determine the performance of the program.
Format
PDF Course
Level
Overview
Duration
3 Hours
Course Information
Author: Steven Bragg
Course Number: HR1008
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Succession Planning
Chapter 2. The Succession Planning Process
Chapter 3. Succession Training
Chapter 4. CEO Succession Planning
Chapter 5. Succession Planning Metrics
Chapter 6. Succession Planning Failures
Learning Objectives
- Recognize the costs of recruiting and onboarding.
- Specify who might be included in the different types of talent pools.
- Describe the characteristics of someone who is ready for promotion.
- Cite the differences between succession planning and backup planning.
- Recognize what constitutes leadership competency.
- Specify the indicators of a key position.
- Describe the techniques that can be used to make a succession planning program more effective.
- Cite the training methods that can be used to enhance employee capabilities.
- Recognize the uses to which coaching can be put.
- Describe the problems associated with hiring a CEO from the outside.
- Specify the characteristics of an insecure CEO.
- Identify the types of costs that can be incurred to replace an employee.
- Recognize the different causes of unavoidable turnover.
- Recognize the organizational structures that tend to block employee advancement.
- Specify the methods that can be used to retain employees.
Level: Overview
Instructional Method: QAS Self-Study
NASBA Category: Personnel/Human Resources
Prerequisites: None
Advance Preparation: None
Latest Review Date: July 2024
Program Registration Requirements: Click on the Enroll button to pay for and access the course. You will then be able to download the course as a PDF file, then take an on-line examination, and then download a certificate of completion if you pass the examination.
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