Description
Standards for Excellence 3.0
10 Leadership & Governance Part 4: Succession Planning
10.1 What is a Succession Plan and Why is it Needed
10.1.1: Is an Executive Succession Plan different from a Board and Employee Succession Plan?
10.1.2: The Board and Senior Leaders’ Role in developing and using a Succession Plan
10.2: Developing a Succession Plan
10.2.1: Developing Succession Plans and Procedures
10.2.2: Key Elements of Succession Plans and Procedures
10.2.3: Executive Successions and Transitions
10.2.4: Transitioning with Equity in Mind
10.3: Succession Plans for Employees
10.3.1: Staff departure-defined Succession Planning differs from Emergency Succession Planning
10.3.2: Preparing for Succession through Leadership Development
10.3.3: Hiring a new Executive Director
10.3.4: Exit Interviews for Executives
10.4: Succession Plans for Board Leadership
10.4.1: Succession planning for the Board Chair and other officers
10.4.2: Exit Interviews for Board Members
Selected Resources on Succession Planning
Managing Transition Resources
General Succession Planning Overviews
Exiting Employees
Additional References
Attachments
Attachment 10A: Model CEO Succession Plan
Attachment 10B: List of Questions for Considering Equitable Leadership Transitions
Attachment 10C: Sample Simple Executive Hiring Process
Attachment 10D: Sample Exit Interview Questions for Executives
Attachment 10E: Standards for Excellence Board Room Quick Tip Succession Planning
Attachment 10F: Sample Board Chair/Officer/Committee Chair Succession Planning
Attachment 10G: Board Chair Succession Plan Sample
Attachment 10H: Sample Exit Interview Questions for Board Members
Attachment 10I: Board Chair Exit/Transition Interview Questions
