"Succession planning and management and leadership development figure prominently on the agenda of many top managers."
"Succession planning and management should support strategic planning and strategic thinking and should provide an essential starting point for management and employee development programs."
- William J. Rothwell, 2005 - From the book - Effective Succession Planning, Third Edition
Who should participate in succession planning and management training?
Anyone in the organization responsible for maintaining continuity and flow of knowledge and talent throughout the organization is a candidate for succession planning and management training. Most commonly this is front line supervisors up through (and including) the top level executives and spread laterally through human resources and organization development departments if they exist.