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Leadership Succession Planning and Institution Building

Continuous exchange of knowledge, skills, and experience among civil servants in developed countries around the world is an important tool for overcoming the complex challenges faced by public sector leaders as well as means of building institutional sustainability.

Succession Planning, Institution Building and Sustainable Workforce is a leadership workshop designed to help senior civil service officers acquire high-impact leadership skills and tools for leading change, policy development and building a legacy of performance.

Programme Objective

Participants will be able to:

1. Offer international best practices to plan for succession, examine leadership competencies and close leadership gaps
2. Provide tools and templates needed for effective implementation of the
   succession planning process
3. Spark policy debates, peer-to-peer exchanges, and roundtable discussions led by experienced civil servants and business leaders in the UK
4. Offer peer reviews, study and field visits to the National Leadership College for Government, UK Head of Civil Service and the Cabinet Office/li>

Programme Modules

The Sessions will include:

1. Embedding Reforms and Regulatory Policy
2. Understanding the Leadership System and Leadership Development Framework
3. Effective Leadership: Leading for High Performance
4. Talent Management, Workforce Development and Performance Management Systems for Effective Succession Planning
5. Developing Leaders for Succession Planning and Institutional Building
6. Succession Planning and Institutional Resilience

Programme Outcomes

The programme will:

1. Offer peer reviews, study and field visits to the National Leadership College for Government, UK Head of Civil Service and the Cabinet Office
2. Provide an opportunity to develop learning networks and collaboration
3. Spark policy debates, peer-to-peer exchanges, and roundtable discussions led by experienced civil servants in the United Kingdom.
4. Offer international best practices in embedding reforms and successions in Civil Service

Target Participants

For CEOs, MDs, DGs, Executive Directors and Board Members