In this engaging course, you'll learn how to effectively plan for transition of key personnel and leadership to ensure organisational continuity. This introductory course is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to develop and implement successful succession planning strategies, which are crucial for the long-term success of any organisation, including; the key components of a succession plan, identifying the key skills required for your succession planning strategy, and making sure your succession plan can adapt to changing circumstances.

Succession Planning

What you'll learn
Examine the concept of succession planning
Evaluate the key components of a succession plan
Create a succession plan
Evaluate the risks associated with personnel transitions
Skills you'll gain
- Risk Mitigation
- Leadership and Management
- Change Management
- Risk Analysis
- Business Continuity
- Training and Development
- Organizational Change
- People Development
- Business Risk Management
- Talent Management
- Talent Pipelining
- Succession Planning
- Workforce Development
- Workforce Planning
- Business Continuity Planning
- Leadership
- Contingency Planning
- Strategic Leadership
- Leadership Development
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Taught in English
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VN
Reviewed on Apr 7, 2025
Very informative and well-structured course!
SJ
Reviewed on Dec 8, 2024
It is a good way to understand the basic. It will be much better, if it also provide tactical documents or template to work with each activities during succession management process
AJ
Reviewed on Mar 18, 2025





