From Informed Decisions: Conversations and Q&A with Randall Craig and Ronja Francoeur

From Informed Decisions: Conversations and Q&A
with Randall Craig and
Ronja Francoeur

Succession Planning: Future-Proofing Your Organization

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About this episode: 

Building a healthy “bench” builds management depth, improves employee retention and motivation, and reduces organizational risk. Yet why is it so challenging to actually implement?

Join us at this month’s Q&A to explore:

•  How to create a healthy succession planning culture (and why it’s harder than it looks)

•  How to address succession planning roadblocks

•  How to level up the people who are going to backfill key positions

•  Knowledge transfer best practices (and other tactical recommendations)

Part 1

Part 2

Topics Discussed (with timestamps)

•  Key considerations for successful succession planning (01:03)

•  Normalizing succession planning when leaders may feel replaceable (06:50)

•  Fear of “putting all your eggs in one basket”: Training employees when they can leave at any time… (09:47)

•  Specifying long-term notice in employee contracts: (25:13)

•  How long does it take to bring someone up to the executive level? (00:08)

•  When employees are shown the door when they voluntarily give a long notice period (08:52)

•  Succession planning vs Employee engagement strategies (16:01)

•  When boards kabash succession plans: How to get boards on side? (20:00)

•  Personal brand development as part of succession planning strategies (24:29)

•  Individual growth plans for each employees (28:32)

Rowing in the Same Direction: Using Internal Communications to Drive Team Alignment

Succession Planning:
Future-Proofing Your Organization

About this episode: 

Building a healthy “bench” builds management depth, improves employee retention and motivation, and reduces organizational risk. Yet why is it so challenging to actually implement?

Join us at this month’s Q&A to explore:

•   How to create a healthy succession planning culture (and why it’s harder than it looks)

•  How to address succession planning roadblocks

•  How to level up the people who are going to backfill key positions

•  Knowledge transfer best practices (and other tactical recommendations)

Part 1

Topics Discussed (with timestamps)

•  Key considerations for successful succession planning (01:03)

•  Normalizing succession planning when leaders may feel replaceable (06:50)

•  Fear of “putting all your eggs in one basket”: Training employees when they can leave at any time… (09:47)

•  Specifying long-term notice in employee contracts: (25:13)

Part 2

Topics Discussed (with timestamps)

•  How long does it take to bring someone up to the executive level? (00:08)

•  When employees are shown the door when they voluntarily give a long notice period (08:52)

•  It is common for organizations to have more resources on external recruitment than internal employee development: Why? (11:27)

•  Succession planning vs Employee engagement strategies (16:01)

•  When boards kabash succession plans: How to get boards on side? (20:00)

•  Personal brand development as part of succession planning strategies (24:29)

•  Individual growth plans for each employees (28:32)

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Build key skills in your team (and your leadership), develop competitive advantage, alignment, and growth.

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We've helped 100+ organizations accelerate their growth or solve their most challenging problems, and we can help you.  

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(Professional Development)

Align your team on strategy and execution best practices with all hands virtual or in-person workshops.

Offsite, onsite or virtual – take the time to work on your business to regroup, align, and kickoff your next phase of growth.

Improve business acumen and management skills with MBA-in-a-Day and Management Essentials Programs.

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Motivate your team, launch an initiative, and deliver a strong message... all aligned with your priorities.

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