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Succession Planning: Essential Guide for HR

Analytics in HR

Succession planning is essential to ensure critical roles in a company are not left vacant for extended periods or filled by people who don’t have the skills or knowledge to perform in the role. That means that over half of the organizations the surveyed HR professionals work at didn’t have a plan.

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Forget the Catchy Headlines – It Is Time for HR Leaders to Get Serious About Workforce Planning

CCI Consulting

a 28% quit rate in 2001 and 2010, following the 2000-2001 and 2008-2009 recessions). Conduct a Workforce Analysis : Analyze your current workforce to identify strengths, development needs, and gaps, including workforce demographics, competencies, turnover, and succession plans. more retirements than normal.