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Category: Succession Planning

Succession – Plan to Return

Refining processes and developing the next generation of leaders are fundamental to succession planning. I’ve worked with my clients on these key succession planning and talent development steps for years.

Your Workforce’s Composition is About to Change

If you haven’t already had enough surprises and challenges this year, get ready for another leadership challenge: Your workforce’s composition will change more than you expect in the next 18-24 months.

Can You Exit Your Business Profitably?

Besides the desire for control and independence, many of us start our own businesses to also determine our own financial futures.

Strategic Workforce Planning – Build Depth & Develop Talent

The Vice President of Human Resources called. “I need to create a Strategic Workforce Plan for our company, get our leadership team on-board, teach all managers how to do this, and then implement this thing.

Why Have a Succession Plan?

As a leader, you know your organization should have a succession plan. Yet you’ve not been able to justify taking time away from real work to create one. Why take the time to plan for something that might be helpful someday?

Stop Kidding Yourself – You are Not a Stage Five Leader

Last week, following my presentation to 150 small business owners, one of the audience members shared with me, “You know, I’ve been a Stage Five Leader for years. That’s not the problem. It’s this vision thing. I don’t think we’ve got that down because I can get away from my business for up to three months, but any longer than that, and it will fail.”

How Ready Is Your Workforce?

Just so we're clear right from the start with the title of this article, I'm not talking about what many human resources professionals refer to as 'Workforce Readiness' i.e., The 'readiness' of individuals to enter or re-enter the workforce productively and the subsequent training needed to help them acquire the necessary skills to become employable.

Letting Go

When it comes to letting go and letting someone else take the reins, can you do it? Do you do it? If so, do you do it well?

Create a Succession Plan in Eight Steps

I was recently asked by an association president what basic steps he and the executive committee should consider as they create a succession plan that's effective and simple.

Succession Planning – Your Next Big Project

Every day, there are stories in the media discussing the importance of succession planning, yet many of us business owners aren't paying heed.