Succession Planning: A Real World Scenario of Success

Succession planning within any organization is a key to continued success. When chief officers, and other key personnel, leave an agency, a void is left that could result in a failure of performance. The steps discussed will include suggestions for both agency and individual planning. In addition, the session will discuss what to do when a curve ball is thrown before into your best-laid plans. Even if you think you have a succession plan in place, you'll want to hear this riveting scenario of a succession plan that actually worked.

Learning Objectives:

• The participant will see the chronological steps taken by a successful fire department to build and implement a successful succession plan and be able to take-away those steps for their own agency.
• The participant will be exposed to the pitfalls of failing to have an all-inclusive succession plan for their agency and be able to better build their own agency's plans for continued improvement.
• The participant will see the need for having multiple contingencies for their succession plan should things 'change' during implementation.