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Linda Halliday, HR Director at BaxterStorey discusses succession planning.

This article came from the Grapevine, December 2009

Succession planning can be a nightmare exercise and no sooner is it done then it is out of date and time to start all over again. To improve our succession planning process we joined forces with learnpurple who provided an online system. Amongst a range of business critical data, we know where talent lies, what development is required, and can spot an employee at risk of leaving - acting fast can keep that person within the business. Similarly, succession plans are accurate and always up to date which has obvious benefits to a growing business.

Access to this key data ensures we are always on the pulse within our people business and that we can make a much more compelling business case to the board.

Having up to date, well structured, instantly accessible succession planning information allows a strategic approach to recruitment and development, and being able to access current data at a glance has obvious business benefits. As well as the detail a good system should produce top line information for the board. Steer away from massive data capture via many standard reports. Keep it simple, decide what is business critical and start there.

11 December 2009