Talent Management and Succession Planning (an introduction)- 5th June 2025
Elearning - Live Online Course
3 Hours - Thursday, 5th June 2025
£299.00 ex VAT
This workshop aims to equip HR professionals with the knowledge to manage talent within their organisations. Participants will gain insights into how to approach this huge and complex topic.
We will aim to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the importance of talent management and succession planning in organisational success.
It should also equip you with an overview of practical strategy and tools to meet the challenges and seize the opportunities that lie ahead when working to ensure that your organisation manages its human capital.
This 3-hour workshop will equip you to promote positive change in your organisation, spreading the message, building momentum, and being part of the solution yourself – as a Talent Manager.
Who Is the Course For?
HR professionals at all levels : HR Directors, Leaders and HR Professionals who want to know more about how to ensure that hybrid working is adopted with clear guidelines. This intended audience includes the involved in performance management, talent management, and organisational development.
Generalist HR business partners and HR professionals who want to contribute more broadly to organisational effectiveness will appreciate this session.
Why Take The Talent Management and Succession Planning Course?
As a result of this workshop, you will:
- Have an understand of succession planning and The role of leadership in talent management.
- Identify talent needs within your organisation.
- Be able to create a succession planning framework
- Know how to start the journey to manage talent within your organisation.
- Develop practical ideas for your organisation to implement
- Have a action plan for successful implementation
What is the Format?
Remote live learning. The course takes place live at a specific time, with booked attendees participating remotely. The course is not pre-recorded and cannot be watched ‘on demand’ at a later date. Participation is essential!
Duration: 3 hours.
The Inclusive Leadership for HR Professionals Course Agenda
- Understanding Talent management
- A definition and significance of talent management.
- Understanding succession planning
- The role of leadership in talent management.
- The link between talent management and organisational success.
- Key components of effective talent management
- Identifying and Attracting Talent
- Identifying talent needs within your organisation.
- Recruitment strategies for attracting top talent.
- Best practices for creating an attractive employer brand.
- Onboarding and orientation for new talent.
- Developing and Managing Talent
- Training and development programs for employee growth.
- Performance management and feedback mechanisms.
- Mentoring and coaching for talent development.
- Employee engagement and retention strategies.
- Succession Planning
- Definition and importance of succession planning.
- Identifying critical roles and key employees.
- Creating a succession planning framework.
- Strategies for leadership development.
- Implementing Talent Management and Succession Planning
- Creating a talent management and succession plan.
- Aligning talent management with organisational goals.
- Overcoming common challenges in implementation.
- Measuring the effectiveness of talent management efforts.
- Action planning
- Identifying resources and support needed for successful implementation.
- Setting timelines and milestones for action plan execution.
- Individual or group work on action plan development.
- Sharing and peer-review of action plans.
Tim Seabourne
Tim is a highly experienced senior L&D and HR professional who has been designing and delivering impactful training solutions for over 25 years. He is a CIPD Chartered Fellow.
His industry experience spans the globe in L&D and HR roles across both the private and public sector including Retail Manager – Music (UK), European Training Manager – Automotive (UK), Senior Advisor L&D – Investment Banking (Abu Dhabi), Training Director and Vice President HR – Telco & Media (Netherlands).
Having taken a break from L&D to head up an HR function in Amsterdam, he soon realised just how much he had missed it and has been back on his feet (and in front of a screen) ever since! Boundless enthusiasm allied with a pragmatic approach and endless curiosity sums up his approach.
Some of Tim’s most successful L&D projects include:
- Developing and delivering a full management development programme and a customer service programme for Ford Motor company, designing and delivering new car sales training for new models which was delivered through a European train the trainer programme for Honda Motor Europe.
- Switching business sectors and countries, Tim went on to design and deliver performance management training for new managers as well as a new corporate induction programme for Liberty Global in The Netherlands.
- Moving to the Middle East, Tim designed and delivered management development programmes for high potentials at GE and Mubadala for the MENA region.
- Tim has most recently designed First Line Management training for DS Smith, which was delivered through Train the Trainer sessions across Europe and subsequently adapted and delivered virtually for over 500 US Managers.
- Tim has also worked with MIND GYM Delivering a wide range of bite-sized learning solutions on over 60 topics to clients including Dun & Bradstreet, GAP Retail, Central Government departments (Home Office, DWP, MoJ). Also certifying new in-company coaches for MG clients.
HR consultancy projects have included:
- Restructuring the senior management team of a leading theatre group as well as carrying out a review of their HR function.
- A succession planning project for a manufacturing SME.
Are there Any Pre-course Requirements?
As preparation for the workshop, you will read some corresponding information, and complete a few questions to capture your initial reflections. This will help you maximise the potential learning available during the live session.
Will the Trainee Receive any Post Course Assets?
Yes. You will end the session with a bibliography of current reading related to the topic: Signposting to online articles and links to a variety of resources on this topic will be made available.
You will also receive a post-course online workbook to accompany the course
Who Are LSM?
HRreview is working with our partner Learning Solutions Matter to provide this course. You may therefore notice LSM mentioned on correspondence and receipts etc.