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Succession Planning: Five Costly Errors to Avoid

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Overview This white paper shows you how to avoid five of the most common --- and costly -- errors when embarking on a succession planning initiative. You'll learn:

How a lack of alignment between the succession plan and company goals can derail the initiative
How to budget your time to account for upfront planning activities
How having a strong follow-up after the kickoff is critical to your success

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	SumTotal Systems	File Format	PDF
Date Published	October 2009
Format	White Papers
Topics	Outsourcing, HR, Strategic Planning, Human Capital Management, Performance Budgeting and Management

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Publisher:
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Publisher:
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Tags:
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