CIPD Intermediate Certificate in Human Resource Management
Level 5
Resourcing & Talent Planning
5RTP
1.0 INTRODUCTION
This report will focus on three areas out of the optional six activities, as follows:
Workforce planning, succession planning and career development planning - the differences and how this can be applied to an organisation;
Employee retention – How an organisation with retention issues could improve staff turnover;
Dismissals, redundancies and retirement – The law and areas of good practice.
2.0 WORKFORCE PLANNING, SUCCESSION PLANNING & CAREER DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
Successful organisations realise that identifying and developing a strategy in these three separate areas is
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CIPD (2) defines Succession Planning as ‘a process for identifying and developing potential future leaders or senior managers, as well as individuals to fill other business-critical positions, either in the short- or the long-term’.
Formal succession planning should be a systematic approach in preparing lower level employees to handle the responsibilities of the senior management in the forthcoming years. It helps to identify the capable employees who have the potential to fulfil these critical roles in the hierarchy.
This can be done informally, through discussions with management over a period of time or alternatively, by more formal techniques, such as an assessment of competencies or regular performance reviews.
Organisations need to consider succession planning alongside workforce planning, to ensure that their longer term objectives can be delivered in the future by the right people with the right skills.
Succession planning can be applied to individual roles and to pools of positions, for which similar skills are required.
In the case of individual and more senior roles, organisations will identify key roles and successors for these roles, focussing on providing the necessary experience, talent and development to ensure that they will succeed when reaching the senior management level in the future.
This can also be applied to pools of roles. By developing the generic skills required within groups, it also provides
Previously, the unexpected loss of an experienced leader without a timely replacement was extremely effecting the department. And just as Fibuch & Way (2012) suggested, the best solution to reduce those challenges is to cross-trained qualified employees within the organization for leadership roles. It is important also for organization to recognize and view their existing skill sets in terms of their future operations. Consequently, succession planning should be an essential element of organization's strategic
The Map is continuously informed by research and feedback from HR professionals and academics. In our recent
The problem is Quilcene Fire Rescue does not have any type of succession plan in effect and is ill prepared to deal with the career chief exiting the organization on short notice. There is not a familiar rank structure with qualified individuals holding positions throughout the organization that are available to move up in the organization and occupy the fire chief position. The purpose of this applied research is to identify the mechanisms that would need to be put into place to institute an informal or formal succession plan for Quilcene Fire Rescue.
Every company succession plan carries the three bases that are will, trust and estate. The will, trust and estate provided a financial security and help plan the future. The purpose of the succession planning is it helps in organizing wealth that is transferred from one generation to the other. With assist from experts regarding disputes of lands that is in wills and estates helps manages and settling down any disputes.
The activities we need to take in order to achieve our career goal. This includes: knowing our interests and abilities, and exploring learning options and actions plan to achieve our career goals.
The principle of seniority, used by Always Round, is easy to apply at the lower levels because of its being the most objective. This type of promotion system does not present a view of favoritism or nepotism, considering only age and experience. In a blue collar society, it is very much in-line with the established
Similar to Finkelde, Samuel Chand and Dale Bronner also point out that preparing an organization for future leadership transitions can also bring benefits today. Succession planning ensures that “leaders and managers at all levels remain in sync with company goals, have defined career paths and developmental opportunities, and prepares you to respond effectively when key employees leave unexpectedly. In addition to developing leaders, a good succession plan ensures that your wisdom and knowledge transcend the current generation.” “When implemented properly, succession planning creates a leadership culture within the organization. A true leadership culture is one that identifies and develops people who are able to function across an organization, who are cross-trained in a variety of responsibilities, and are ready to adapt to a new role with competence and confidence,” say Chand and Bronner. The benefits of succession planning are for now and later.
Succession planning is a recognized area for improvement during research and the UPS survey project process. UPS must change the current approach to succession planning. Previously uncalculated promotions have taken place, due to the lack of adequate planning sessions. Succession planning must be a calculated and measured strategy. The current annual career development process is no longer adequate with MidSouth District. Sixty-five percent of UPS employees in the survey believe the current staffing strategy is inadequate. Moving away from an annual career development discussions to quarterly discussions improves the nimbleness of staffing challenges and planning. Without proper planning organizational staffing needs are not achieved, and the best-equipped candidates are not placed in leadership roles. Kim & Mauborgne (2014) paint a dire picture of acquiring adequate employees in the future due a scarce workforce populace. Furthermore, Kim & Maugorgne (2014) state fifty percent of the employees today are not currently engaged on the job. Furthermore, an unfair promotion process or lack of clear career development path
This article is grounded in an evidence-based practice that reviews recent methods and research articles on succession planning. It is primarily focused on articles that are found to have numerous points of convergence regarding how succession planning should be practiced. Implications of practices are discussed, and a research agenda for succession planning practice is proposed. This may allow for recommendations to be given to the chairperson of the board in relation to succession opportunities, high potential leaders, and other tools that will assist in the succession process. Empirical data based on solid research may help the chairperson understand the necessity of succession planning and management, along with the benefits of this practice.
Determine which middle to senior management positions, such as regional manager, are essential to your organization’s long-term health. Keep a full pipeline for those linchpin jobs by regularly identifying high-potential candidates. Then increase their leadership skills by giving them linchpin assignments coupled with team support, training, and/or mentoring. Also, regularly evaluate performance of linchpin incumbents to determine their potential for even more
Succession planning is a key part of filling leadership roles in the workforce. Leaders have been making decisions from the beginning of time. The term leader has many faces in life. Whether on a battlefield in ancient time or in modern society running a multimillion dollar business, leadership styles were used by leaders or managers to get results. A leaders effective succession planning builds the availability of experienced employees in all areas of an organization.
Succession planning is an area within the City where HR is acting as a strategic partner. Currently, HR is looking at the overall needs of the City and how it will change in the next 5 to 10 due to retirement. HR identifies positions and staff and has made suggestions for training and development. Other positions are being re-evaluated to determine need and future requirements. Decisions such as consolidating roles into one position or splitting one position into two are determined by the suitability of existing candidates. HR evaluates the existing talent and provides strategies to develop it, such as mentoring. HR also has to convince the City to support the expense of cultivating staff rather than hiring staff with those skills already in place. The high costs of recruiting versus the costs of educating and training proven staff with leadership qualities have helped to build and communicate a strong
Senior Functional Managers - 6 such as Marketing, Human Resources, Finance, Technical, Information and Operations
Workforce planning is defined as efficient function that is belonging to human resource management. This is actually work in a proper system format to determine as well as identify needs of the organization with respect to their size, knowledge, type, and capabilities of their workforce to gain related objectives. (Samdahl, 2012)
3. THE ELEMENTS OF THE STRATEGIC WORKFORCE PLANNING PROCESS AND LINKING THE IMPACT OF THE THREE LEVELS OF BUSINESS PLANNING ON WORKFORCE PLANNING (REFERING TO IMPALA-PETROLEUM)…………6