Succession Planning Workshops  

What are the Succession Planning workshops based on?

Based on the Succession Planning of the most successful companies.
We start with where you and your team are today
We move to where you want the organisation to be in your chosen timeframe
Then we figure out what people resources and talent it will take to get from one to the other

Sounds Simple?

It is… The art is in the facilitation , the planning and set-up of the workshop

What kind of activities and exercises will be in the workshop?

• Exercises to identify the values and behaviours that will enable success
• Concensus on why the values are chosen
• Plotting the Talent that you have and their performance contribution
• Segregation and decisions on who fits what category today
• A judgement call on who will make the transition
• A Gap analysis and development or hiring plans agreed
• Cascade actions , measures, responsibilities and timescales down
• Second level planning down to specifics

What will you walk out with after the workshop?

A Succession Plan to be implemented and reviewed

• A more robust and less risky plan for your people success
• A shared plan built by the leadership team

Who are the people who will actually do the workshop facilitation?

Our team of workshop facilitators and business planners will work with you to ensure that your surroundings enhance your session.
We’ll also provide the support you’d hope to find in a team of first class facilitators.

Here are 2 of the facilitators that we might deploy to support you

Kevin Howes:

Senior Consultant , HR systems specialist, Executive and Management Coach

Kevin has more than 25 years delivering bottom-line results in blue-chip companies and SMEs. Much of his experience and successes have been in the financial services, IT, telecommunications, automotive and pharmaceutical sectors.

His clients tell him they like his informal, practical, straight-talking approach and his knack of quickly pinpointing where performance can be improved. Happy to roll-up his sleeves and get dirt under his fingernails and build enduring relationships at all levels based on mutual trust, personal credibility and
a passion for achieving agreed results.

Kevin has achieved a solid track record of delivering results in companies like Accident Exchange, Barclays, Britax, BT Cellnet (now 02), DaimlerChrysler, EPSON, Ford, Hewlett-Packard, Legal & General, Lloyds Bank, Nortel, Oracle, Sankyo, TMP Worldwide, and Zurich Financial Services.

Allan James:

Workshop Facilitator, Appreciative enquirer, Change Manager,

Management and Leadership Development Specialist

During the last 25 years, Allan has delivered consulting and facilitation services to leaders and managers in a range of businesses in Hewlett-Packard.

This has included the telecom, electronics, consulting and IT sectors as well as functional organisations such as HR, Supply Chain and Marketing. Prior to this he worked in the FMCG, Retailing, Telecom and Construction/ Civil Engineering industries.

He has focused his expertise in a number of areas: business strategy and planning; organisation design; managing organisational change; executive and manager coaching; Team development; business process improvement.
What Allan’s clients have valued about working with him is his ability to help them cut through complexity and find a practical way of moving forward.

He helps them to measure their results in terms of improved individual and organisational performance. In particular he builds his clients’ capability and confidence in their own ability to deliver strong business results and meet their aspirations. Leaders and managers who want to increase their business, team or individual performance would benefit from speaking with Allan and where appropriate, engaging his support.

In addition to experience as a manager and consultant in Hewlett-Packard, he has a Master of Science degree in Organisation Consulting and a Diploma in Management Studies. He takes a practical approach in working with clients and it is backed up by a sound knowledge of relevant theory.

Chris Gamblin:
Workshop Facilitator, Leadership and Management Developer, Coach , HR Mentor 

Chris has been a Director and Senior Consultant for twelve years and has worked closely, and at senior level, with companies such as JCB, Mowlem, BAE Systems, and Vodafone.

He has worked with Government departments such as the MOD and in a variety of Housing Associations. Chris also partners with Manchester Business School and Liverpool University.

Chris was previously European HR Director for Northern Telecom, and UK (Sales) HR Director for Hewlett Packard. His experience is in Top Team alignment and Business Direction (Strategy Development). He is a specialist in leadership and culture development.

Who have we facilitated workshops for?

• We have facilitated this type of workshop for a number of companies.
• We’ve facilitated workshops for Microsoft Services in the UK.
• They chose us because we could facilitate large numbers of people 
•  We ran the first workshop for 32 people
• The next one for 45 and the next for 64 people.
• All rated as successful by the teams.
• We’ve also facilitated workshops for BP (Castrol division)
• And for companies with tens of employees but big issues to deal with.

What did our clients say of your services?

“The scenario and business planning sessions Rainmaker facilitated with the management team at Empower were powerful and illuminating. Their skill and experience in this area certainly helped us to move forward significantly towards where we needed to be”
Phil Lawler: Chairman of Empower Ltd.

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