Today we are talking about succession planning, it's importance for organisational success and the role it plays in individual development and talent planning. We will look at good and bad practice and some of the key success factors. Succession planning is a crucial tool for managing and retaining top talent especially in private organisations where it is more commonly practised. However, there is often a lack of consistent workforce planning and many public and non-profit organisations still overlook the importance of succession planning with some preferring to hire experienced external workers over internal incumbents to fill vacant positions. In this podcast, our Chief Psychology Officer Dr Amanda Potter is being interviewed by Kristian Lees-Bell. The Chief Psychology Officer episodes are available here https://www.thecpo.co.uk/ To follow Zircon on LinkedIn and to be first to hear about podcasts, publications and news, please like and follow us: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zircon-consulting-ltd/ To access the research white papers mentioned in this and other podcasts, please go to: https://zircon-mc.co.uk/zircon-white-papers.php For more information about the BeTalent suite of tools and platform as mentioned in this podcast please contact Amanda via email: [email protected]. Timestamps Succession Planning ·       00:00 – Introduction to Succession Planning ·       00:48 – I was talking to Craig the other day… ·       01:43 – Outsiders welcome (sort of) ·       03:21 – Get your ******* act together! ·       04:14 – Keeping people on their toes ·       05:02 – The traditional approach “Not everyone can live this life. I’m a great revolutionary” – Logan Roy ·       06:01 – How would you define Succession Planning? ·       06:27 – Fat pipe the **** of this ·       07:28 – Personal space or the pursuit of knowledge? ·       08:29 – Talent Pool vs. Pipeline ·       09:20 – Replacement planning ·       10:12 – Listen to the Stakeholders! ·       10:53 – Analysis of the workforce indicates… ·       11:56 – Technology infused thinking “Well obviously I wanted one of you kids to take over” – Logan Roy ·       12:52 – Preparation ·       13:45 – Analysis + Resources + Execution ·       14:44 – I think some outside help will be good for you ·       16:17 – One mans incompetence… is just incompetence ·       17:01 – Keeping cards close to your chest ·       17:49 – Risk ·       18:48 – “I’m not retiring; they’ll have to carry me out” ·       20:16 – Are outsiders welcome? “You have to be a killer” – Logan Roy ·       21:11 – Enter the bullring… ·       22:13 – Put some work into making a ******* plan! ·       24:43 – Throwing them in at the deep end ·       25:52 – 5 Easy Steps ·       28:33 – Info heavy, but interesting stuff ·       29:19 – In summary… ·       31:10 – It’s the end, now f*** off!