CAREER SUCCESSION PLANNING

CURSE or CURE?

Graham White HR Director Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals Trust

Curse or Cure

Global Murder Rate

Misjudging the 21st Century

Background

• As the recession lifts......

• Cursed to keep looking externally

• Its not Working

The 5 Key Questions •

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1.Is CSP an anathema to the new generation?

2.Has CSP migrated from Mgt to staff

3.Can we calibrate future leaders if we don't know the future?

4.Has Equality legislation diluted CSP?

5.Does HR have a role in CSP?

EDINBURGH CASTLE

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A bat and ball costs £1.10. The Bat costs one pound more than the ball. How much does the ball cost

Decisions in a Changing World

Pensions Created in 1870

Average Death rate in 1870

55 years

The 5 Key Answers

1.Keep it simple.

2. Keep It Real.

3. Its Development not planning.

4. Keep it outcome, not process focused

5. All or nothing

1. Keep it Simple

Stop adding excessively complex assessment criteria to the succession planning process

1. Keep it Simple

The Lords Prayer has 70 Words The Ten Commandments have 296 Words The American Declaration of independence has 300 Words The EEC Directive on the import of caramel and caramel products has 26911 Words

2. Keep it Real

Development plans and succession charts aren't promises......

2. Keep it Real

2. Keep it Real

3. Keep it Aimed at Development

Development not Planning.

Plans don’t develop people action does.

CSP Application Form

58 – 110 questions

800 – 2,000 word Supporting statement

Keep it Focused on Outcome

“What get measured gets done”

If Career succession planning is not enough of a priority for your company to set goals and track progress, it will be difficult to make any CSP process work.

CAREER SUCCESSION PLANNING

CURSE or CURE?

Graham White HR Director Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals Trust