September 6, 2009

Donna Rhodes

Assessments that Support Leadership Development  

Recently, I posed a question to several LinkedIn groups to learn which assessments our colleagues are using to support leadership development within their organizations or with their clients. The following represents a compilation of their recommendations along with a brief description of each tool from various websites. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this list. We hope you find this information useful as you consider your leadership development requirements. Click here to download the SummaryOfLdrshpDevAssmnt.xls file.

August 26, 2009

Donna Rhodes

Is Succession Planning and Career Planning the Same Thing?

Succession planning is driven by the organization and career planning is driven by the employee.   

Succession planning is about ensuring the continuity of key roles within the organization – that the incumbents of these roles have the knowledge, skills, ability and potential to meet the organization's future needs. It is a strategic component of a talent management process, which should incorporate employee development in preparation for future, expanded roles.   

Career planning is the individual's focus and efforts to direct his/her career progression and direction. The employee is driving his/her education, work experience and development agenda to move his/her career towards a defined goal.   

When done well, succession planning is taking into consideration the career goals of the individual. As such, the organization and individual then work in tangent to ensure that the right assignments, work experiences, education and development occurs to meet the mutual objectives of the company and the employee.   

Hodge Enterprises specializes in assisting organizations in developing a talent management system and process that supports succession planning and employee development objectives. Contact us for more information.