Succession Planning and the HR Executive: How HR Professionals Can Add Value Through the Succession Planning Process
By implementing and maintaining a robust succession planning program, HR leaders can support their organizations to foster a talent pipeline, enhance employee engagement, and maintain continuity during leadership transitions. Learn key steps such as talent identification, leadership development initiatives, mentoring and coaching, and evaluating the success of succession planning efforts. By following these strategies, organizations will create a sustainable leadership framework and promote the growth and development of their employees. HR leaders driving these efforts will add value to the organization.
Learning Objectives:
- Track the success of internal promotions.
- Benchmark internal talent against external talent.
- Use stay interviews to develop internal talent.
Prudence Pitter, MBA, SPHR, GPHR
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Prudence Pitter is a business executive with 27+ years of broad Human Resource leadership expertise across several industries. In addition to her HR and consulting experience she previously served as Adjunct Professor of HR, for 9+ years. She is currently a Board Member for the Women Mentoring Network, and volunteers her time to help junior HR professionals learn the skills needed to succeed in their career. Her passion is delivering leadership development presentations to HR and business leaders while also inspiring these leaders to align people practices to business priorities while keeping the employee experience as a key focus. Prudence enjoys writing about HR trends, and influencing leadership behaviors that enhance the employee experience.
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