We think that the days of long-term succession plans are over: it’s no longer realistic to think in terms of, say, a five year succession plan – and it’s no longer practical to think that talented people will wait around, biding their time in the organisation until a post comes up. The problem is not only is it …
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Many organisations create and implement a succession planning strategy, but for some this is unmanaged, unplanned or worse. To help HR and Talent decision-makers to understand the impact and effectiveness of this activity, we’ve developed a free-to-use online Succession Planning Tool. Completed in a matter of minutes, it provides the participant with instant results to gain …
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Many organisations create and implement a succession planning strategy, but for some this is unmanaged, unplanned or worse, according to talent management software specialist Head Light. To help HR and Talent decision-makers to understand the impact and effectiveness of this activity, Head Light has developed a free-to-use online Succession Planning Tool available on its website. This …
In our blog last week, Professor Nick Kemsley, outlined trends in how talented people are viewing their careers and their interactions with their employers. In this video, he explores how these trends might translate that across to succession planning – and highlights five key considerations for us Take a look at the realistic and valid timescale …
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In our blog this week, we take a look at the impact that the consumerisation of talent is having – or may need to have – on our the succession planning activities of an organisation. With the growth of the career portfolio organisations need to align their succession planning approaches far more to how talent thinks …
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How do you use data in succession planning and talent review activities within your organisation? Are you able to cut and slice the data to make informed succession planning decisions? Our recent article in HR Magazine has clearly given food for thought. In it, we look at how, one of the challenges we face in succession planning is …
One of the early stages in succession planning is to identify those roles for which you need to ensure a pipeline of talent. For most organisations, having a successor identified and developed for each and every role would be beyond their reach, and not a productive use of HR resources. It is probably the role …
When you identify talent, you’re deciding who are offered accelerated promotion opportunities or development programmes. But what if you’re identifying the wrong people? In Talent Review meetings and conversations, line managers typically use a performance-potential matrix, often called a ‘9-box grid’, to review each member of their team. But the tricky part is to articulate what …
HR teams need to use and interpret data more effectively if they want to overcome management bias and spot who really has talent and potential in their organisation, according to talent management software specialist Head Light. “Organisations rightly want to identify which employees have the capability and potential to add real value in the future, …
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Effective succession planning is about making sure that you have the right people in the right place at the right time and is a cornerstone of talent management. Whether you see succession planning as focused solely on leadership and senior positions, or whether you take a more inclusive view and extend the process to a …
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