Manpower and Succession Planning

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Manpower Planners, Career Development Managers/Superintendents, HR Managers, Personnel Managers, Personnel Specialists, Personnel Officers, Managers of large departments who have responsibility for staffing, recruitment and succession planning

OBJECTIVES:

By the end of the workshop delegates will:

• Understand the importance of manpower and succession planning in a business context
• Be aware of the importance of linking succession planning with leadership development
• Be able to create and implement recruitment strategy in line with organisational strategy
• Be able to conduct performance appraisals more effectively
• Be able to implement strategies through a career management programme to ensure that key staff are retained
• Have developed the necessary skills to create effective succession plans

PROGRAMME DETAILS

Day One

• Introduction to Manpower and Succession Planning
• Manpower levels and deployment requirements
• The management of change - HR planning and future directions
• A Business focused Manpower Plan
• The importance of succession planning within a HR system
• Case study

Day Two

• Succession Planning and Leadership Development
• Paying attention to the skills required for Senior Management positions
• Creating an educational system that can help managers develop these skills

Day Three

• Recruitment and Selection
• Linking recruitment strategy with the organisation strategy
• Principles of recruitment and selection
• The competency based approach
• Assessment centre design
• Developing and evaluating strategies
• Exercise

Day Four

• Performance Management
• Performance Management - The Principles
• SMART
• VIDEO: Targeting for Performance: Setting SMART standards
• Programme and Curriculum design
• Skills, competencies and support processes
• Balance scorecard
• Implementing performance management
• VIDEO: Performance Appraisals: Getting Results
• Managing rewards

Day Five

• Career Planning
• How to assess employee potential
• Retention of key staff
• Exercise
• Creating a Succession Plan
• A step by step guide to creating the plan
• Case studies and Practical Group Work