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Succession Planning Simplified - Start Now to Develops Your Next Generation Leaders for the Changing Workplace 2026

Feb 05, 2026, 01:00 PM EST
60 Minutes
Live Webinar
10 Days Left
Marcia Zidle
Marcia Zidle

Building Your Leadership Pipeline: Start Now to Identify, Develop, and Prepare Your Next Generation Leaders!

Succession planning is not just naming the new CEO. In fact, it's not about putting a name behind a title at all. That is called replacement planning.  And when it is only used during times of crisis - when a company must name somebody to fill a vacant role quickly - that’s not succession planning either. That is crisis management!

Therefore, best-practice organizations utilize succession planning to not only prepare for potential leadership challenges but also to rely on such plans to develop and maintain the strong leadership that is required to grow and keep pace with changes in their business, industry, and overall marketplace. That requires building and maintaining a “leadership factory” that identifies, develops, and mentors your next generation of managers and leaders.

Consequently, succession planning will continue to become more integrated into the everyday life of organizations, moving from a formal ‘annual event’ to becoming a part of the daily fabric of doing business. As a result, high-performing organizations must make leadership development, at all levels, a top priority. So how does your organization shape up? Which of the top best practices are being used in your organization to develop leaders? Which of these practices should you consider adopting to develop your future leaders?

This webinar will cover these key areas for effective succession planning.

  • How to identify your high-potential leaders who can assume greater responsibility in the organization.
  • How to build the leadership competencies that will be required for positions today and in the future.
  • How to support the leadership development of your top talent as well as your high potentials.

Learning Objectives:-

In this highly informative webinar, you will learn how to integrate the best practices of succession planning and leadership development, that is, building a leadership factory, for your team, department, or organization. These seven objectives will be covered.

  • Learn the 3 reasons why succession planning is so essential during times of rapid change.
  • Compare succession planning vs replacement planning: They are different.
  • Discover the seven deadly sins of succession planning: What not to do!
  • Apply the seven best practices of succession planning: How to make it work!
  • Examine the pros and cons of internal vs external to fill specific positions: Which is better?
  • Understand the 70-20-10 rule for developing your future leaders: What it is and how to use it.
  • Utilize the Center for Creative Leadership’s 3 key elements for leader development: Assessment – Challenge -Support

Why Should You Attend?

Why, as a senior leader, line manager, or human resource professional, should you be concerned with succession planning when you have so many other problems and demands to deal with?  

The reason is that rapid and constant change locally, nationally, and globally has created massive challenges for every organization, big and small. Therefore, effective leadership, at all levels, will be more crucial than ever to thrive in this shifting political, economic, demographic, and social environment.

Also, what happens when one or more of your high performers or outstanding leaders are suddenly and unexpectedly no longer available to continue in their roles? What is your bench-strength? Do you have people with the skills, experience, and leadership to immediately move into these positions and hit the ground running?

Through the real-world succession planning process outlined in this webinar, you can then recruit superior employees, develop their knowledge, skills, and abilities, and prepare them for advancement into ever more challenging roles. This will guarantee that you have a strong leadership bench strength on hand to quickly fill a new or vacated role, as well as deal with the unexpected challenges that can occur during these changing times.

Don’t wait until a key leader or manager leaves—plan for the future now. Join us in this dynamic succession planning webinar and learn how to identify, develop, and retain your next generation of leaders.

Who Should Attend?

CEO’s, COO’s, VP of Human Resources, Human Resource Professionals, Chief Learning Officer, Directors, Project Managers, Operation Managers and Supervisors, Team Leaders, Staff Managers and Supervisors, New or Entry Level Staff and Operational Managers, Team Leaders, Supervisors, Managers Who Have Not Had Leadership Development or Anyone Transitioning into a Leadership Role

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Marcia Zidle
Marcia Zidle

As the Smart Moves Coach, with 25 years of management, consulting, and international experience, I guide LEADERS who want to effectively manage the ambitious growth and change in their organizations; and HIGH-ACHIEVERS who want to shape • brands • advance their careers. Selected by LinkedIn ProFinder as one of the best coaches of 2016!