Talent Management & Succession Planning
Core Business Skills for managers, executives and professionals
Duration
5 Days
Format
Classroom &Online
Fee From
$2,950
Scheduled Dates
No sessions of this type are scheduled.
Introduction
Organizations that consistently outperform their competitors know who their critical talent is, develop it deliberately and have ready successors for their most important roles. Without this, the loss of a key leader or specialist can disrupt operations, delay strategy and lose valuable knowledge. Over ten days, this Thinkcloudly course covers the full talent lifecycle. The first week focuses on talent strategy, workforce planning, attracting talent, assessing performance and potential, and identifying critical roles. The second week focuses on developing leaders, building succession plans, retaining key people and measuring the impact of talent programmes.
- Designing a talent strategy aligned with business goals
- Workforce planning, critical roles and talent acquisition
- Assessing performance and potential and running talent reviews
- Developing high potentials and future leaders
- Succession planning, retention and measuring talent outcomes
Objectives
- Develop a talent management strategy linked to organizational priorities
- Identify critical roles and the capabilities they require
- Assess performance and potential using objective tools and calibration
- Design development programmes for high potentials and future leaders
- Build succession plans with readiness assessments and development actions
- Implement retention strategies for key talent
- Measure the impact of talent and succession programmes
Training Methodology
Organisational Impact
- Ready successors for critical and leadership roles
- Reduced risk from the loss of key people and knowledge
- A stronger, more diverse leadership pipeline
- Higher retention and engagement of top talent
- Fairer, more consistent talent decisions
- Better alignment of talent investment with strategy
Personal Impact
- Design and lead talent management and succession processes
- Facilitate calibrated talent review discussions with confidence
- Assess potential and readiness objectively
- Build practical development plans for individuals and groups
- Advise senior leaders on talent risks and priorities
- Strengthen your profile for senior HR and talent leadership roles
Who Should Attend?
- HR directors, HR managers and HR business partners
- Talent management and succession planning specialists
- Learning, leadership and organizational development professionals
- Recruitment and talent acquisition managers
- Senior leaders and line managers responsible for developing people
- Executives and board members overseeing succession
- HR professionals moving into talent roles
- Business owners planning leadership continuity
Course Outline
- What talent management is and why it matters
- Talent philosophies: inclusive and exclusive approaches
- Linking talent strategy to business strategy
- The talent management lifecycle
- Case study: talent as a competitive advantage
- Workforce planning principles
- Identifying critical roles and pivotal positions
- Skills and capability frameworks
- Forecasting talent demand and supply
- Practical exercise: critical role analysis
- Employer branding and the employee value proposition
- Talent sourcing strategies and talent pools
- Competency-based selection and assessment
- Internal mobility versus external hiring
- Onboarding for engagement and early productivity
- Distinguishing performance from potential
- Potential assessment models and tools
- The 9-box grid and its limitations
- Reducing bias in talent assessment
- Practical exercise: assessing potential
- Designing the talent review process
- Preparing managers for talent discussions
- Running calibration sessions
- Talent segmentation and differentiated investment
- Simulation: a calibrated talent review
Certificates
CLASSROOM
Delegates who complete the classroom course receive the Thinkcloudly Certificate of Completion, with one Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit for every 50 minutes of attendance.
ONLINE
Delegates who complete the live online course receive the Thinkcloudly Certificate of Completion, with one Guided Learning Hour awarded for every 60 minutes of attendance.
Providers and Associations
Original price was: $6,499.00.$5,950.00Current price is: $5,950.00.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What will I learn on this course?
How to build a talent strategy, identify critical roles, assess performance and potential, develop future leaders, create succession plans and retain key talent.
Why is the course ten days long?
The first week covers talent strategy, workforce planning, acquisition and assessment. The second week covers leadership development, succession planning, retention and measurement.
Do I need to work in HR to attend?
No. The course is designed for HR and talent professionals but is equally valuable for senior leaders responsible for developing people and planning succession.
Does the course cover executive and board succession?
Yes. Day 8 covers CEO and executive succession, the role of the board and emergency succession planning.
What will I take back to my organization?
A talent strategy template, a critical role analysis tool, a 9-box talent review pack, a succession plan template and a personal action plan.
What is included in the fee?
The fee of $11,900 covers the full ten-day programme, course materials and certificate. Classroom fees also include lunch and refreshments.
Will I receive a certificate?
Yes. All delegates who complete the course receive the Thinkcloudly Certificate of Completion, with CPE credits for classroom attendance or Guided Learning Hours for online attendance.
Can this course be delivered in-house?
Yes. We can tailor the content and case studies to your industry and deliver it at your premises, a venue of your choice or online. Contact [email protected] to discuss your requirements.
