Succession Planning Masterclass - Member Case Study

The Key to Succession Planning and Why It’s Vital for Every Organization

Enroll with a ‘pay-what-you-can’ investment!

We believe in a “pay-what-you-can” model, and want you to feel no obligation to pay outside of your budget.

What's in it for me?

  • 1 Hour LIVE Masterclass Training Session

  • Comprehensive Job Aid & Slide Deck: Receive detailed terminology, explanations, and key details on succession planning, along with practical tools, methods, and exercises to implement strategies effectively.

  • Succession Planning Checklist: Walk away with a comprehensive checklist that serves as a framework to secure stakeholder buy-in and provides a step-by-step guide for creating a succession plan.

Reserve your spot today!

  • Date/Time: LIVE Session - August 15th, 2024 - 1:00pm - 2:00 PM EST (Program will be recorded)

  • Location: Zoom

  • Earn SHRM & HRCI recertification credits

Having succession planning in your organization is critical to ensure strategic alignment is maintained through leadership continuity and through leadership transitions. Our masterclass, "The Key to Succession Planning and Why It’s Vital for Every Organization," is designed for business leaders, HR professionals, and organizational strategists dedicated to ensuring leadership continuity and organizational resilience.

Masterclass Details

What You Will Learn:

  • Best Practices in Strategic Planning: Discover how to differentiate and integrate succession planning, replacement planning, and workforce planning to strengthen your organizational strategy.

  • Terminology and Concepts: Familiarize yourself with essential terms and concepts, enhancing your strategic planning vocabulary.

  • Building Effective Plans: Learn practical steps for developing and implementing comprehensive succession plans that ensure leadership continuity and organizational growth.

  • Securing Stakeholder Buy-In: Utilize the provided checklist to effectively communicate the importance of succession planning and gain stakeholder support.

This session is designed to help you:

  • Develop Strategic Understanding: Clearly differentiate between succession planning, replacement planning, and workforce planning, recognizing their distinct roles and strategic importance.

  • Gain Conceptual Clarity: Learn the fundamental objectives of succession planning within organizational management and familiarize yourself with key concepts and terminology.

  • Construct Comprehensive Plans: Acquire the skills needed to create effective succession plans, including identifying successors, formulating development initiatives, and setting up monitoring and evaluation mechanisms.

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Don’t miss this opportunity to transform your approach to succession planning and secure the future of your organization. Sign up today to secure your spot in this vital session and start building a resilient and future-ready leadership strategy.

EARN CREDITS

The EX Leadership Network is recognized by both SHRM and HRCI as an approved provider to offer credit hours to you by attending our masterclasses. All attendees will receive an email with their credit codes shortly after the training.

Meet Your EX Masterclass Teachers

Hope Knowles is a seasoned HR Learning & Development professional with over two decades of experience. As the Director of Learning & Development, she drives organizational growth through innovative strategies and fosters a culture of continuous learning. Hope spearheads initiatives that enhance employee growth, engagement, and retention, collaborating with stakeholders to align learning programs with business objectives and diverse learner needs. She has presented at prestigious conferences like TechLearn and TICE, and holds certifications including Certified Professional in Training Management (CPTM).

Tamara Menteshashvili
Lead Instructional Designer
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Hope Knowles
Director of Learning and Development
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Tamara Menteshashvili is a highly experienced Learning and Development professional, renowned for her expertise in gamification and innovative L&D tools. Specializing in leadership development, she focuses on communication, decision-making, coaching, conflict resolution, and emotional intelligence. Tamara has spoken at top conferences like ATD, Techlearn, and TICE, and is published by ATD on virtual reality in training. Her Level I and II Sententia gamification certifications underscore her proficiency in creating engaging and effective learning environments.

PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN

We understand that HR training and development budgets are tight right now. In today’s economic landscape, it's hard to access high priced resources and we want to make this as accessible as possible. Which is why we are supporting a ‘pay-what-you-can’ pricing model.

We don’t want you to feel any obligation to pay if you do not have the resources. The amounts raised will help us produce more content to fuel our EX community of HR, People, and Employee Experience Leaders with valuable resources that amplify their impact within their respective organizations.

We believe the estimated value of this program is $399+ of value, but have a starting recommendation of a $24.99 investment. We will gladly accept anyone into the program wherever you can land from an investment standpoint.

Feel free to adjust and name a fair price as you check-out and we look forward to seeing you at the program.

Why Join?

The Critical Importance of Succession Planning

Leadership Continuity Challenges: According to a survey by Deloitte, only 14% of companies have a strong succession plan in place, leaving a significant gap in leadership continuity that can jeopardize organizational stability and growth.

Impact on Business Performance: Research by Harvard Business Review shows that companies with effective succession planning experience 20% higher business performance compared to those without.

Talent Retention and Engagement: A study by the Corporate Executive Board (CEB) found that employees who perceive a clear path to leadership roles are 2.5 times more likely to stay with their company.

Readiness for Leadership Transitions: A report from the Conference Board indicates that 57% of executives believe their organizations are not ready for immediate leadership transitions, posing a risk to operational continuity and strategic direction.

Mitigating Turnover Costs: The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) estimates that replacing a senior executive can cost up to 400% of their annual salary. Succession planning helps mitigate these costs by ensuring a pipeline of ready talent.

Adapting to Demographic Shifts: With a significant portion of the workforce nearing retirement, particularly Baby Boomers, succession planning is crucial. The Center for Creative Leadership notes that 84% of organizations view succession planning as critical to managing this demographic shift.

What’s all included in this masterclass experience?

LIVE Training

1 hour LIVE training session to deliver data-driven insights, learn models, best practices and trends on this topic of focus. 

  • Date/Time: August 15th, 2024 @ 1pm ET (Program will be recorded)

Field Book & Enablement Kits

Comes with practical tools, methods, exercises and resources including a comprehensive job aid & slide deck as well as a succession planning checklist. Serves as a framework to secure stakeholder buy-in and provides a step-by-step guide for creating a succession plan.

Peer-To-Peer Coaching & Networking

Networking and Peer-To-Peer Exchange Opportunities to workshop through the frameworks and spend time on resource sharing that get built and crowdsourced from the project group.

Here you get direct access to how your peers are approaching this and can coach & support each other in navigating the challenges you are facing.

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