Effective Succession Planning, 5th Edition

CHAPTER 12

Integrating Recruitment withSuccession Planning

There are generally two ways to source talent. One is by developing people inside the organization, a process closely associated with succession planning because it is the means of building enough bench strength to ensure business continuity. The other is by recruiting people from inside or outside the organization to fill vacancies. Chapter 11 presented alternatives to internal staffing—that is, changing how the work is done, outsourcing, changing the organizational structure, drawing on retirees, and so forth.

This chapter goes beyond traditional succession planning and addresses recruiting. ...