Leadership succession and succession planning is more than creating a document. It's creating a culture that believes in constantly supporting, challenging, and developing staff. It's creating an easy to use, yet targeted system of ensuring critical positions are never vacant for long or held hostage with only one person knowing how to perform its essential functions or are vacant for long. And it's creating an environment, where every employee, not just those with the sexy titles, believe they have an exciting future with professional power and responsibility.

Succession plans and programs do not need to be unwieldy, mini-bureaucracies. They need to work, be helpful, and be manageable. Liz's succession planning process has helped organizations including hospital systems, governmental agencies, and manufacturers create clarity, focus, unity - and results.

In this session, you will:
- Identify ways to support knowledge, power, and responsibility shifts. - Learn how to create a leadership succession planning process that supports your organization's future
- Review basic, logical methods to assess weaknesses in your talent pool and determine "Hot Spot" areas of focus
- Develop an organization-wide, on-going process of reviewing and developing talents and skills to support the team members' and the organization's future