According to a recent survey by IPMA-HR, less than 22% of government organizations have a succession plan in place. Is your organization among the 78% that does not have a plan in place? If your organization has a succession plan, does it achieve the following objectives?

• Employee skills, knowledge, and expertise are enhanced via targeted training and development activities.
• Candidates for employment are properly evaluated to ensure each has the appropriate talent and fit for the organization.
• Position/Job descriptions accurately reflect the competencies necessary for high performance.
• Performance management, appraisal, and compensation systems are in alignment with organizational goals.
• Supervisors and managers are equipped to deliver timely, relevant, and practical feedback.
• Employees are properly rewarded for achieving desired results.

Objectives

In this seminar, you will learn that succession planning is more than simply replacing positions that become vacant; it is an ongoing process of identifying, assessing, and developing talent to ensure leadership and management continuity throughout an organization. By strengthening your organization’s succession planning efforts, you can help it ensure that the right staff are in the right jobs at the right times and that their successors have been prepared to fill their vacancies on short notice.

Facilitator

Patrick Ibarra is an architect of innovation and entrepreneur of ideas, who seeks to challenge the status quo thinking of the “we’ve always done it that way” approach. With experience as a city manager and consultant in a Fortune 500 company, Patrick is co-founder and partner of the Mejorando Group, an organizational effectiveness consulting firm that brings fresh thinking, innovation, and new ideas to help governments succeed in the 21st century. Patrick holds two advanced degrees, a Masters in Public Administration and a Masters in Organizational Development. More...

Who Should Attend

Management and Leadership Institute seminars provide a unique opportunity for administrators, managers, and leaders from all sectors of government, including federal, state, county, tribal, and local, to learn and develop together.  Although the topic will be explored through the lens of the public sector, the concepts discussed in this seminar are applicable to other sectors as well.

More Information

Linda Hess
602-496-1305
Linda.Hess@asu.edu