Succession planning (HEART)

What is the objective of Succession Planning?

• Strategy for organisations to be successful

• To establish a pipeline of talented workers to fill future vacancies in the workforce

• To plan how many children an employee can have

• To identify employee's personality

Succession Planning must take into account diversity and inclusion policies in order to give fair opportunity for all employees to grow within the company.

• True

• False

What are the challenges and barriers to Succession Planning?

• The tendency of employees to only accept initiatives they perceive to be relevant to their own areas

• Complex or ambiguous initiatives may not be understood by employees

• The initiative is seen as a threat

• All of the above

Succession planning has at least ------------ steps

Answer explanation

there are seven (7) steps in the process at least.

What is succession planning?

• A structured process involving the identification and preparation of a potential successor to assume a new role.

• A lawful way of developing talents and preparing them for a successful career in the world.

• it is a term used to describe the hiring policy of companies.

• It is a strategy that companies use to avoid employing certain workers

An effective succession plan can determine the difference between an organization's viability or its extinction

Answer explanation

True. If there is no succession planning when key role players leave, it will affect the company in a negative way.

What does a comprehensive succession plan accomplish?

• It emphasizes and facilitates ongoing learning and development for the organization's most talented leaders.

• It provides the processes and structures for identifying and understanding what to do daily.

• It allows the employees to undermine each other in order to obtain the best jobs.

• It allows management to select the employee of their choice for promotion regardless of qualification