Having the right talent can make or break a company. Still, too many businesses struggle with talent acquisition and retention — even more so since the pandemic.

In the third of the four-part Talent Development Webinar Series, Dr. Jia Wang will discuss how succession planning can be used to address talent gaps. By the end of this webinar, participants will have better understanding of succession planning and its benefits. Dr. Wang also will offer evidence-based techniques that will help your company optimize its succession planning practices.

This webinar will benefit multiple stakeholders, not just the human resources professionals. In fact, if you are responsible for managing, developing, and evaluating employees other than yourself, this webinar will benefit you! Join to answer questions like:

• Why is succession planning needed in the first place?
• What are the desired outcomes of succession planning?
• What is an effective succession planning process?
• What can be done to ensure succession planning really works?
• How can you help optimize succession planning practices in your company assuming you have one already, or start succession planning if it is not in place?

Dr. Wang is a tenured full professor of Human Resource Development at College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University. She is also the director of Training and Development Certification Program sponsored by the Educational Human Resource Development (EHRD) Program.