Open AccessImportance of Communication in Succession Planning – A Critical Analysis of an Australian City Council
Author(s) -
Prashant Singh,
Pushpa Kataria
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
isbr management journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9062
DOI - 10.52184/isbrmj.v6i01.104
Subject(s) - successor cardinal , succession planning , ecological succession , baby boomers , function (biology) , business , quality (philosophy) , public relations , strategic planning , demographics , process (computing) , plan (archaeology) , marketing , management , knowledge management , sociology , political science , economics , geography , computer science , philosophy , mathematics , demographic economics , mathematical analysis , ecology , archaeology , biology , operating system , epistemology , evolutionary biology , demography
Australia’s demographics are going through structural and cultural impediments, and massive changes are starting to occur in the following five years. The baby boomers’ generation is in the process of retiring. The major task which consumes most of the time was to extract knowledge from the baby boomers. Moreover, it involves identifying and evaluating knowledge from critical employees and will leave the establishment sooner. Succession planning mostly involves employees, which are about to depart the organization in the short term, and new skilled employees will engage in the function. Effective succession planning requires affirmative responses regarding the department’s organizational culture, functionality, goals and objectives, and relationship with the stakeholders and vision. To deliver high-quality succession planning, it is indispensable to deliver a robust Successor-Incumbent relationship, mutual reliance, open and sincere communication. Therefore, this paper emphasizes the strategic plan for succession planning and explains how critical it is to have clear, trustable, and authentic communication between the successor and the Incumbent.