Trident HRM401 module 3 case SLp and Discussion

Case

Succession Planning

Employees can be unpredictable and it is helpful to always be prepared for the worst. Thus, planning is very important when dealing with volatile employees. Succession planning is a process for identifying and developing internal employees with the potential to fill key leadership positions in an organization. Imagine the CFO of your organization quitting without any prior notice. Who would be able to take over such a critical role? Many organizations are ill-prepared for such organizational dilemmas. Succession planning must include a well-designed employee development system to reach its potential. Having a pipeline of employees who are adequately trained with the knowledge, skills, and abilities (i.e., KSAs) of replacing key employees is mandatory for organizational effectiveness.

Drawing on the material in the background readings and doing additional research, please prepare a 3-5 page paper (not including the cover and reference pages) in which you:

• Analyze the aging workforce from a human resource professional perspective and discuss the added value of having an aging workforce when recruiting new talent. Also, what impact will an aging workforce have on an organization’s overall image?
• With a significant amount of baby boomers retiring, prepare a detailed and comprehensive succession plan for your organization.

SLP

After doing some research on job sharing, discuss the pros and cons to job sharing. Should job sharing be an option for all employees? Is it beneficial for the organization to allow job sharing? Justify your response. Lastly, write a memo to your employees regarding a new job sharing policy.

Your paper should be short (2-3 pages, not including the cover sheet, references, and assessment sheet) and to the point. You are expected to deal with these issues in an integrated fashion, rather than treating them as a series of individual questions to be answered one by one and left at that.

You will be particularly assessed on:

• Your completion of all the steps in the exercise.
• Your ability to synthesize information and present a concise and meaningful paper.
• The clarity and quality of your writing.

Discussion

Why is succession planning important for an organization? Why is it difficult for a manager to devise a succession plan? What are some of the obstacles that manager face when devising a plan for succession planning?