1) You use strategic planning to define the roles and talents you need in the near, medium, and longer term.
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2) You have a clear organizational chart showing how the organization will evolve over time and through various market changes.
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3) You are satisfied that your leadership team can run the business without you.
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4) You are focusing on strategic issues vs fighting many “fires” every day.
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5) All of your employees have clear roles, responsibilities, and key performance metrics..
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6) You have clear career paths mapped out for each role in the company.
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7) You have a best practice professional development process to assure that all employees have the opportunity to move up to the next level.
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8) Your reward systems are structured to retain top talent. For instance, you don’t lose key employees to competitors who offer a raise.
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9) Your managers are rewarded for developing leaders under them.
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10) For you, succession planning is an ongoing process baked into the fabric and culture of the organization.
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11) You have a strong performance management system that helps us identify high potential employees as well as weed out poor performers.
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12) Your organization is a magnet for top talent in the industry.
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13) You have a process to identify flight risks that you don’t want to leave the company and, for each one, you develop a strategy to re-engage and retain that employee.
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14) Each key executive in the organization has identified at least TWO potential successors, and there are processes in place to prepare these individuals to advance when needed.
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If you score a 3 or less on any of the above, we should have a brief conversation. Even a short call will give you strategies to develop a pipeline of leaders who can help your organization continue to grow and prosper and to free up your time to focus on more strategic issues.

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