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Succession Planning: A Guide to Unlocking Potential and Preparing for Leadership Transitions (2025 ICMA Coaching Webinar)
Succession Planning: A Guide to Unlocking Potential and Preparing for Leadership Transitions (2025 ICMA Coaching Webinar)
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What if your most critical team member unexpectedly departed tomorrow? Leadership continuity isn't just a possibility, it's a necessity. Effective succession planning is vital for local governments because it ensures continuity, stability, and resilience in leadership and key roles. It is a proactive strategy to prepare for inevitable changes, such as retirements, promotions, or unexpected departures, by identifying and developing future leaders and critical personnel within the organization.
In this 90-minute session, our expert facilitators will guide you through succession planning methodologies that transform potential into performance. We will go beyond traditional workforce management and will offer:
· Proven strategies to proactively identify and cultivate future leaders
· Practical tools for assessing organizational talent gaps
· Innovative approaches to career development and talent retention
· Techniques for creating a sustainable leadership pipeline
Whether you're a CAO, ACAO, department head, HR professional, or aspiring leader, this webinar unveils succession planning, offering a comprehensive blueprint for building organizational resilience and nurturing emerging talent. It will provide actionable strategies to identify, develop, and empower future leaders within your organization.
Don't wait for a leadership gap to become a crisis. Join us and learn how strategic succession planning can safeguard your organization's future, empower your team, and create a legacy of sustainable success.
WEBINAR OBJECTIVES:
1. Understand Key Principles of Succession Planning – Learn the fundamentals of building a succession plan tailored to local government needs.
2. Identify and Develop Emerging Leaders – Explore methods for recognizing potential in employees and providing opportunities for growth.
3. Prepare for Leadership Transitions – Anticipate and address challenges associated with leadership changes to ensure seamless transitions.
PRACTICE AREAS: [4] Staff Effectiveness and [13] Human Resources Management and Workforce Engagement
TOPICS: Succession Planning / Talent Management and Leadership
JOB TITLES: Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Assistant Chief Administrative Officer (ACAO), Department Head, Mid-Management and Entry-Level Staff, and Student and Intern

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