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Succession Planning Guide: The Complete Framework for Building a Resilient Leadership Pipeline
Build a resilient leadership pipeline. Identify critical roles, assess high-potential talent, create succession plans, and ensure business continuity.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is succession planning?
Succession planning is the process of identifying and developing employees who can fill key leadership roles when vacancies occur. It ensures business continuity by building a pipeline of ready talent for critical positions. Effective succession planning combines talent reviews, development programs, and stretch assignments to prepare high-potential employees for future roles.
How do you identify succession candidates?
Identify succession candidates through: performance history (consistent high achievement), leadership potential indicators (influence, initiative, judgment), 360 feedback from peers and reports, manager nominations, ONA data showing organizational influence and cross-functional collaboration, and stretch assignment performance. The most accurate succession planning uses multiple data sources rather than relying on any single manager's recommendation.
What is the 9-box grid in succession planning?
The 9-box grid is a talent assessment framework that plots employees on a 3x3 matrix based on current performance (x-axis) and future potential (y-axis). It creates nine categories ranging from low performance/low potential to high performance/high potential. Organizations use the 9-box in calibration and talent review meetings to identify top performers ready for promotion, employees with high potential who need development, and underperformers who need support.
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