Who Should Attend
Experienced OD professionals, OD teams, business leaders, and managers who are involved in succession management
Note: This program is not open to independent consultants.
Benefits & Outcomes
- Utilize techniques for knowledge transfer of critical intellectual property
- Implement new models for technical and managerial succession planning
- Drill down into succession management beyond the top management layer
William J. Rothwell, Ph.D., is recognized globally as an expert on succession planning and management, serving as the national thought leader for a 2001 Best Practices study of succession that examined eighteen multinational corporations. A professor of Human Resource Development at Pennsylvania State University, Rothwell’s well-known publications include Effective Succession Planning, The Action Learning Guidebook, and The Competency Toolkit, to name a few.
Robert Edwards specializes in management succession planning and talent development systems. Robert brings together years of hands-on experience and practical consultant skills with a broad background in organization development, project management/implementation, strategic organization change, human resources operations and managing line organizations. Robert’s corporate management experience includes entry level, middle, and executive positions in Human Resources, Customer Service, and Information Technology.