Succession Planning

Leadership & Strategy Learning Circle

Succession planning is about much more than replacing a Chief Executive, Board Chair or senior staff member when they leave. Done well, it protects organisational knowledge, builds future capability and helps an association continue confidently through periods of change.

For associations, this can be particularly important. Teams are often small, specialist knowledge may sit with only one or two people, and changes at Board or executive level can have a significant impact on continuity.

This Learning Circle will explore practical ways to identify critical roles and knowledge, reduce organisational dependency and prepare for both planned and unexpected leadership transitions.

Featured Speaker

Topic: Succession Planning
Speaker: To be confirmed

The session will begin with practical insights and experience from our featured speaker, followed by an off-the-record peer kōrero where participants can discuss their own succession challenges and learn from approaches being used across other associations.

What you will take away

Practical ideas to help you:

• identify the roles, relationships and knowledge critical to your association

• reduce reliance on individual staff, volunteers or Board members

• build future leadership capability

• prepare for Chief Executive and senior leadership transitions

• strengthen Board and office-holder succession

• retain institutional knowledge when people leave

• prepare for both planned and unexpected departures

• create succession arrangements appropriate to the size of your association

The focus is on practical action — not creating another plan that simply sits on the shelf.

CAAM

This Learning Circle counts towards the Leadership & Strategy practice area of the Certificate in Applied Association Management (CAAM).
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Online meeting

This session will be delivered via Zoom. Registered attendees will receive the meeting link with their confirmation and reminder communications.