Why Not Let Your Employees Participate in Succession Planning?

Succession planning is typically owned and driven by the Human Resources Department in most organizations. Great CEO’s and other leaders continually look throughout their organizations for top talent to develop and promote either into leadership roles or other roles most suited to their people. Sometimes these decisions are made in isolation and do not take into account a critical aspect of succession planning, employees.

Involve Your Employees in Leadership Changes

Employee engagement takes place at organizations where all levels of employees participate in succession planning. Whether you are looking to develop the next generation of leaders in your organization or fill entry level or mid-level roles, maximizing employee engagement and success is predicated on people being in jobs which fit who they are. Take a look at the following video where Dan Harrison, PhD, founder and developer of the Harrison Assessment, talks about employee driven succession planning which encourages employees to investigate jobs most suited to their interests and innate behavioral traits.

Succession planning should engage employees to learn about growth opportunities in the company.