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Succession Planning in Government (Lit review (Planning & Development…
Succession Planning in Government
"Plan an org develops to meet its most critical employment needs"
rarely done in public agencies
tenure limitations due to political ties
don't want more tasks
don't know how to do it
ID of qualified and appropriate successors to leadership
commitment to assessing, developing, and investing in org leadership to enhance performance, development, preparedness
Lit review
Planning & Development of SP
demand forecast of future need
inclusive progression: all workers become participants
culminates in socialization, development, and advancement of potential high-performing employees
Selection & training of staff
step 1: assessment of of org and indiv. training needs
ID needed leadership competencies based on service/program needs
what does this look like?
org analysis, operations analysis, indiv analysis
general admin & org, technical & qualitative, analytical & conceptual, human skills
sustainability of program
"employment deals": self-development over management-driven succession
cough cough
Concord
cough cough
goal: find employees with high job satisfaction, encourage proactive career development, provide growth opportunities
evaluation
establish core competencies matching strategic focus of org
how?
Ex. Plano, TX
Oh-shit moment in 2001: 46% workforce eligible to retire w/i 5 years, 70% by 2009 (2577 full time employees)
Management Preparation Program of Plano (MP^3) (they're proud of that one)
targets 30% with bachelor's and 3 years of supervisory experience
develop skills without ensuring promotion
assessment center: decision making, interpersonal competence, public speaking, technical, flexibility
if you don't get it the first time, keep trying!
evaluation: open dialogue w/ participants and city leaders
Analysis
Planning & Development
must be planned based on needs
application, assessment, selection, 12 months planned curriculum
Selection & Training
enable access across all layers of workforce
otherwise leads to morale issues
cough
Concord
cough
Sustainability
support from top
Evaluation
create formal, systematic eval mechanisms (empirical evidence)
What does this look like?