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Effective succession planning [electronic resource] : ensuring leadership continuity and building talent from within. / Rothwell, William J.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English [S.l.] : American Management Association, 2010Edition: 4Description: 491 pContent type:
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  • 0814414168
  • 9780814414163
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.4/092
LOC classification:
  • HD57.7
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Contents:
Effective succession planning : ensuring leadership continuity and building talent from within -- Contents -- List of Exhibits -- Preface to the Third Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Advance Organizer for This Book -- Quick Start Guide -- What's on the CD? -- Part I: Background Information About Succession Planning and Management -- Chapter 1: What Is Succession Planning and Management? -- Chapter 2: Trends Influencing Succession Planning and Management -- Chapter 3: Moving to a State-of-the-Art Approach -- Chapter 4: Competency Identification, Values Clarification, and Ethics: Keys to Succession Planning and Management -- Part II: Laying the Foundation for a Succession Planning and Management Program -- Chapter 5: Making the Case for Major Change -- Chapter 6: Starting a Systematic Program -- Chapter 7: Refining the Program -- Part III: Assessing the Present and the Future -- Chapter 8: Assessing Present Work Requirements and Individual Job Performance -- Chapter 9: Assessing Future Work Requirements and Individual Potential -- Part IV: Closing the Developmental Gap: Operating and Evaluating an SP&M Program -- Chapter 10: Developing Internal Successors -- Chapter 11: Assessing Alternatives to Internal Development -- Chapter 12: Integrating Recruitment with Succession Planning -- Chapter 13: Integrating Retention with Succession Planning -- Chapter 14: Using Technology to Support Succession Planning and Management Programs -- Chapter 15: Evaluating Succession Planning and Management Programs -- Chapter 16: The Future of Succession Planning and Management -- Appendix I: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Succession Planning and Management -- Appendix II: Case Studies on Succession Planning and Management -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author
Abstract: Organizations that don't take steps to plan for future talent needs at all levels, will face certain disruptions, and even disasters, when key employees leave. Still the most comprehensive and authoritative book on the subject, this new edition of Effective Succession Planning presents strategies for creating a complete, systematic succession planning program. Updated and expanded to reflect the latest trends and best practices in succession management, the book contains 20 per cent new material, including chapters on recruitment and retention as part of succession planning, as well as updated references and research. The book also includes a CD-Rom filled with worksheets, assessment tools, and training guides...everything readers need to help lead their organizations into the future.
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Effective succession planning : ensuring leadership continuity and building talent from within -- Contents -- List of Exhibits -- Preface to the Third Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Advance Organizer for This Book -- Quick Start Guide -- What's on the CD? -- Part I: Background Information About Succession Planning and Management -- Chapter 1: What Is Succession Planning and Management? -- Chapter 2: Trends Influencing Succession Planning and Management -- Chapter 3: Moving to a State-of-the-Art Approach -- Chapter 4: Competency Identification, Values Clarification, and Ethics: Keys to Succession Planning and Management -- Part II: Laying the Foundation for a Succession Planning and Management Program -- Chapter 5: Making the Case for Major Change -- Chapter 6: Starting a Systematic Program -- Chapter 7: Refining the Program -- Part III: Assessing the Present and the Future -- Chapter 8: Assessing Present Work Requirements and Individual Job Performance -- Chapter 9: Assessing Future Work Requirements and Individual Potential -- Part IV: Closing the Developmental Gap: Operating and Evaluating an SP&M Program -- Chapter 10: Developing Internal Successors -- Chapter 11: Assessing Alternatives to Internal Development -- Chapter 12: Integrating Recruitment with Succession Planning -- Chapter 13: Integrating Retention with Succession Planning -- Chapter 14: Using Technology to Support Succession Planning and Management Programs -- Chapter 15: Evaluating Succession Planning and Management Programs -- Chapter 16: The Future of Succession Planning and Management -- Appendix I: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Succession Planning and Management -- Appendix II: Case Studies on Succession Planning and Management -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author

Organizations that don't take steps to plan for future talent needs at all levels, will face certain disruptions, and even disasters, when key employees leave. Still the most comprehensive and authoritative book on the subject, this new edition of Effective Succession Planning presents strategies for creating a complete, systematic succession planning program. Updated and expanded to reflect the latest trends and best practices in succession management, the book contains 20 per cent new material, including chapters on recruitment and retention as part of succession planning, as well as updated references and research. The book also includes a CD-Rom filled with worksheets, assessment tools, and training guides...everything readers need to help lead their organizations into the future.

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