SuccessionPlanning
Sara M. Frasch, Ph.D.
University of New Mexico Hospitals Human
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Objectives
• Give examples of the various generational
issues in nursing
• Describe venues leaders can take to make
leadership roles exciting to the various
generations
• Describe methods used to engage the various
generations into projects that excite and
motivate them
• Describe the steps in developing a workplan on
succession planning
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InHealthcare…
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Millennials
Gen X
Boomers
Millennials
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Contributing to the greater good
Transparency—truth
Near-constant feedback
Flexibility
Connected to their elders
Are okay being directed and taught
Remote locations
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Millennials
WORK
LIFE
Work integrates into life
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EngagingMillennialsin
Advancement
– Choice
– Feedback mechanisms
• In healthcare—this is the patient voice
– Job Design
• Job Enlargement
• Job rotation
• Job enrichment
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FeelGood,DoGood
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Skill variety
Task identify
Task significance
Autonomy
Feedback
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Engagingtheminleadership
Appealing to…
• The entrepreneurial spirit
• The social-good call
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Engagingtheminleadership
Appealing to…
• The entrepreneurial spirit
• The social-good call
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SuccessionStrategy
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Planned
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Bad Strategy
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Quick Departure
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SuccessionPlan
Internal
• Continuity
• Few disruptions
• Known quantity
• Know what they’re
getting into
• Cultural fit
External
• New ideas/best
practices
• Expertise
• Best candidate for
the job
• No sacred cows
• Reapplication of
previous “wins”
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WheretoBegin?
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Planning
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Identify key positions
Make a list—current and emerging needs
Chart it—positions and potentials
For each potential—gaps
Groom
*Secure senior leader and Board support
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InternalSuccession
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Assess ability to advance
No assumptions—have you asked them?
Maps
Promotion protocol
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ExternalSuccession
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Transition checklist
Leadership development
Integration in culture
Connection
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6Successors
Identify the skills necessary to be your
organization’s CEO.
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KeyTake-Aways
Millennials:
• Quick movement
• New challenges
Gen Xers
• Freedom
• Autonomy
Have a PLAN
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THANK YOU!
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