What you'll learn?

In this highly informative webinar, you will learn how to integrate the best practices of succession planning and leadership development into your team, department, or organization.  Organization. These seven objectives will be covered.


Learn the 3 reasons why succession planning is so essential during times of rapid change.

Compare succession planning vs replacement planning: They are different.

Discover the seven deadly sins of succession planning: What not to do!

Appy the seven best practices of succession planning: How to make it work!

Examine the pros and cons of internal vs external to fill specific positions: Which is better?

Understand the 70-20-10 rule for developing your future leaders: What it is and how to use it.

Utilize the Center for Creative Leadership’s 3 key elements for leader development: Assessment – Challenge -Support.

Overview of the webinar

Succession planning is not just naming the new CEO. In fact, it's not about putting a name behind a title at all. That is called replacement planning.  And when it is only used during times of crisis - when a company must name somebody to fill a vacant role quickly - that’s not succession planning either. That is crisis management!


Therefore, best-practice organizations utilize succession planning to not only prepare for potential leadership challenges, but also to rely on such plans to develop and maintain the strong leadership that is required to grow and keep pace with changes in their business, industry, and overall marketplace. Succession planning will continue to become more integrated into the everyday life of organizations, moving from a formal ‘annual event’ to becoming a part of the daily fabric of doing business.


Realize that all organizations are only as strong as their present and future leaders. High performing organizations make leadership development, at all levels, a top priority. So how does your organization shape up? Which of the top best practices are being used in your organization to develop leaders? Which of these practices should you consider adopting to develop your future leaders?

Area Covered In The Webinar

Why as a senior leader, or line manager or human resource professional, should you be concerned with succession planning when you have so many other problems and demands to deal with?  


The reason is that rapid and constant change locally, nationally and globally has created massive challenges for every organization- big and small. Therefore, effective leadership, at all levels, will be more crucial than ever to thrive in this shifting political, economic, demographic and social environment.


Also, what happens when one or more of your high performers suddenly and unexpectedly are no longer available to continue in their roles? What about your bench-strength? Do you have people with the skills, experience and leadership to immediately move into these positions and hit the ground running?


The goal of succession planning is to continuously identify and develop high-performers capable of meeting the present and future needs of your team, department, or business.


Through the real-world succession planning process outlined in this webinar, you then can recruit superior employees, develop their knowledge, skills, and abilities, and prepare them for advancement into ever more challenging roles. This will guarantee that you have a strong leadership bench strength on hand to quickly fill a new or vacated role as well as deal with the unexpected challenges that can occur during these changing times.

Why should you attend?

CEO’s, COO’s, VP of Human Resources, Chief Learning Officer, Directors, Project Managers, Operation Managers and Supervisors, Team Leaders, Human Resources Professionals. Managers and Supervisors, talent management professionals.

About the speaker

Marcia Zidle

Years of Experience: 25+ years

Marcia Zidle is a board certified executive coach, business management consultant and keynote speaker, who helps organizations to leverage their leadership and human capital assets. She has 25 years of management, business consulting and interna