Before looking outside your organization for a leader to fill a key role, take a close look at your existing workforce. Not only are current employees familiar with your culture and brand but offering them upward mobility increases your chances of retaining them long-term. Benefits of Promoting from Within Promoting…
Succession planning should be a priority for any business. We’ve written numerous articles on the topic and feel passionately about helping people understand the importance of not disregarding succession planning until it becomes urgent. To further impress this conviction, we’ll turn to some past succession planning examples. Hearing succession stories…
Since the COVID pandemic, workplace attire has undergone a significant transformation. While many companies once required employees to wear suits every day, business casual, or even street clothes, have now become the norm. This trend toward casual clothes raises the question of what the appropriate attire is to wear for…
Succession planning is a vital strategy for organizations of all types, ensuring continuity and stability as leadership roles transition. Although you can’t predict when a serious illness, accident, disaster, or significant life event will occur, you can prepare for what will need to be addressed should a big change in…
If you are leading a search to fill a leadership role, you will want to do some planning to ensure you don’t have an inconsistent interview process. To properly vet your candidates, it is imperative, for both the candidates and the hiring team, that the experience is consistent. Without that…
You have a gap in your org chart that is causing problems - compounding problems. You need to hire, and hire quickly. However, despite the urgency, you don’t want to move too fast and hire the wrong person. How can you ensure your hiring process is up to the task…
Succession planning in the C-suite is a critical aspect of organizational strategy often overlooked until it's too late. Whether it's due to retirements, unexpected departures or the need for fresh perspectives, managing the transition of executive leadership is vital for the continuity and success of any business. In this blog…
The importance of making the right hiring decision when hiring an executive leader cannot be overstated. One bad hire can significantly impact the trajectory of a company, affecting its culture, performance and long-term success. Traditionally, hiring decisions have been entrusted to individual managers or HR professionals. However, in some situations…
Succession planning is a crucial aspect of organizational management, ensuring the seamless transition of leadership roles and safeguarding the continuity and success of the business. Yet, despite its importance, many companies grapple with numerous pitfalls in executing effective succession plans. From lack of clear criteria and insufficient development of potential…
