Succession planning: Key HR drivers and metrics for success

Author: Robert S. Teachout

Overview

In our series of Leading practice guides on succession planning, we explore the essential function of succession planning and provide key steps to implement it successfully.

This guide explores:

• the role of succession planning in driving organisational growth;
• key indicators and metrics for monitoring the progress and success of a succession planning programme; and
• how to assess the development and maturity of the process.

This is the second in our series of four Leading practice guides on succession planning:

• Succession planning: Making the business case for succession planning
• Succession planning: A step-by-step process
• Succession planning: The 9-box grid