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Succession planning should be applied to all employees—not just top executives

HR Brew

But imagine if they had to do the same for the entire organization… Well, if you ask Colin Klein, managing director and co-founder of learning and development platform Skills Copilot for Microsoft 365, HR leaders should have succession plans for every role. To that end, he suggested a skills-based approach to succession planning.

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Succession planning 101: A step-by-step guide for small businesses

Business Management Daily

To avoid the stress and uncertainty of these transitions, it’s helpful to create a formal succession plan for your most critical roles to prevent operational disruptions when the time comes for a key employee to leave your organization. What is succession planning?

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Organizational Talent Pools: 4 Steps to Developing Employees

HR Bartender

One way to do that is with talent pools, which are groups of employees who are being trained and developed to assume greater responsibilities within the organization. This allows a talent pool to address the biggest challenge with succession planning , which is telling individuals they’re part of the plan.

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What’s keeping HR up? 5 key takeaways about changing priorities

HRExecutive

In 2023, HR also was prioritizing company culture, learning and development, employee engagement and manager training. In 2023, learning, development and training emerged as top HR challengesbut none made the top five in 2024. Despite the distraction of money and tech concerns, L&D remains a priority.

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Replacement Planning: 3 Steps to Develop Your Organization’s Strategy

HR Bartender

If there’s one activity that has more of an impact than succession planning, it’s replacement planning. A replacement plan identifies “backups” for positions. But replacement planning doesn’t have to be defined as a subset of succession planning.

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9 Trends in Talent Management That Drive Better Retention and Growth

Hppy

Advancing Professional Skills with Specialized Degrees Many HR professionals seek higher-level training to expand their expertise. Students gain insights into conflict resolution, ethical decision-making, and performance tracking, all vital for organizational success.

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How To Craft a Strategic Hiring Plan in 2025

AIHR

The analysis will also help to inform your future hiring decisions and training initiatives for existing staff. Incorporate succession planning Be proactive about identifying and developing high-potential employees to fill key leadership positions. Diversity and Inclusion Are your recruitment practices equitable?