Corporations have come to grasp the emphasis behind learning and development plans with the average shelf-life of a skill being five years, and the largest reason for employees to leave a position is lack of career development. The need is there, and we understand it, yet only 8% of CEOs say they see a business impact from learning and development plans and only 4% report a real ROI from the programs.

Performance Management and Succession Planning are two pieces of Talent Management that can’t be parted. One without the other isn’t a complete strategy. Succession Planning is an internal process used to develop your existing team members. The key is aligning your employee development with the values and goals of your company, a process already started in the sourcing and recruitment stages.

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