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Top 10 Succession Planning Tools and Software

Digital HR Tech

A rapidly aging workforce and a growing need to upskill people make succession planning – and therefore the use of succession planning tools – increasingly important. As a result of these changes, succession planning – and the tools that go with it – become more and more important for companies.

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Replacement Planning: 3 Steps to Develop Your Organization’s Strategy

HR Bartender

If there’s one activity that has more of an impact than succession planning, it’s replacement planning. A replacement plan identifies “backups” for positions. But replacement planning doesn’t have to be defined as a subset of succession planning.

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Organizational Talent Pools: 4 Steps to Developing Employees

HR Bartender

This allows a talent pool to address the biggest challenge with succession planning , which is telling individuals they’re part of the plan. That unpredictability can make traditional succession planning efforts difficult and talent pools an ideal tool. However, creating a talent pool takes some planning.

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What Are the Seven Steps to Succession Planning?

Intoo USA

Succession planning—a process for creating and maintaining a talent pipeline —is a necessary part of talent management, and is something you’ll appreciate having done especially when faced with a sudden, unexpected event. Who should participate in succession planning? The Seven Steps to Succession Planning.

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The Art of Strategic Succession Planning: Achieving Talent Continuity in an Era of Uncertainty

15Five

If you were one of the millions of people who obsessively tuned into the HBO series “Succession,” then you’ve seen how a poorly executed succession plan can throw an organization into chaos. But while succession planning isn’t nearly as dramatic in real life as it is on TV, it is still an important business practice.

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What’s Keeping HR Up at Night in 2020?

HRExecutive

Slightly more than half of the respondents worry about retaining key talent, with the next most common concern being developing leaders and succession planning, followed by improving the employee experience, and driving innovation and helping teams work together.

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Why Is a Succession Plan Important? Lessons from the Roy Family

Intoo USA

.” — Siobhan (Shiv) Roy, following the death of her father With his passing, one thing is made perfectly clear—a succession plan is important to ensure business continuity, reduce risk, and prevent conflict from spilling into every part of a company. ” Reasons Why a Succession Plan Is Important 1.