Succession – Plan to Return

Apr 19, 2022 | Succession Planning

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. However, during a coaching call with an executive this past week, I learned a valuable insight into HOW I need to guide my succession planning clients going forward. The leaders need to plan for succession as if THEY were going to return to the company. The leaders need to plan...

Your Workforce’s Composition is About to Change

Jun 16, 2020 | Succession Planning

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. Your workforce’s composition will change more than you expect in the next 18-36 months. Why? Your team is tired. You’re tired. The past several months have been exhausting. The rapid shift to no or remote-work status, the endless Zoom meetings, the additional work required to communicate...

Can You Exit Your Business Profitably?

Aug 21, 2018 | Succession Planning

Besides the desire for control and independence, many of us start our own businesses to also determine our own financial futures. However, as we move closer to our retirement years, being able to retire in a financially comfortable manner may not be a reality if we haven’t created a business that will allow us to do so. Being able to retire in a financially comfortable manner may not be a reality if we haven’t created a business that will allow us to do so. There are six basic succession or...

Strategic Workforce Planning – Build Depth & Develop Talent

Feb 26, 2018 | Succession Planning

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. How do I create this so it makes sense and doesn’t alienate everyone in the process?” That’s a great question, because the key issue is not “How do I do this?” The key issue is, “How do I get the leadership team on-board with me to design, implement, and use this plan to ensure we have a...

Why Have a Succession Plan?

Jul 19, 2017 | Succession Planning, WBS

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? If that question sounds like something you’ve thought or said, please understand that a succession plan is more than a plan of who can or could take over positions in the future. It’s also a plan of who can temporarily step into positions now to keep things going when you...