Succession Planning

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Succession Planning

• An AQIP Project
• Team Members Sarah Sullivan (L) Julie Nordholz
  (S)
• Scotty Nath (DI) Gwen Koehler
• Pete Kerns Matt Huseby Nancy Leger
• Sponsors Lisha Linder Ron Ally
• Additional Support Pat Stejskal Annette
  Waddelow

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What is Succession Planning?

• Succession planning is a systematic process of
  defining future management requirements and
  identifying candidates who best meet these
  requirements. (Walker, 1980)

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Current Process

• There is no process currently in place.

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Analysis

• Trends
• By 2007 the U.S. will need 700 new community
  college presidents and campus heads (AACC)
• 1,800 new leaders in upper administration
• 30,000 new faculty

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Trends continued

• Between 2004 and 2014 6,000 jobs in postsecondary
  education will need to be filled due to industry
  growth and retirements (BLS)

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More Trends

• According to the Society for Human Resources
  Managers, businesses promoting from within
  experience the following

18 increase in financial performance 20
increase in productivity 16 increase in quality
of products/services 10 increase in customer
satisfaction 14 increase in employee
satisfaction 17 increase in retention of quality
employees
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MCC Employees Eligible for Early Retirement by
June 2009

• Administration
• 38 (12/38)
• Full-time Faculty
• 33 (33/99)
• Professional
• 27 (35/130)
• Classified
• 28 (15/53)

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Pareto Chart of Top 6 FactorsImpacting
Succession Planning
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MCC Employee Survey

• Employee interest in moving up to a position of
  increased responsibility
• Very Interested 97 (48)
• Somewhat Interested 60 (29)

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MCC Employee Survey

• Should MCC offer a professional development
  program to help employees prepare for possible
  promotions?
• Definitely should be a program 187 (67)
• Probably should be a program 57 (28)

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MCC Employee Survey

• What skill areas should professional development
  address?
• Common threads
• Management
• Leadership
• Time management
• Organizational skills

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Improvement Theory and Implementation Plan
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Menu of Training Opportunities
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Specific Training Options Menu

• Community College Operations Overview
• Leadership training
• Organizational Leadership Certificate
• MGT 150, 205, 210 and 230
• Human Relations and Teambuilding
• BUS 220, Supervisory Responsibilities MGT 110
• Other leadership coursework at MCC or other
  educational institutions

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Training Options Continued

• Internships within MCC special projects
  (require application/mgt approval)
• Attendance at leadership conference or ongoing
  leadership training
• Mentor relationship
• Other opportunities as available
• ALL items require completion of the form and
  supervisory approval
• Advanced placement coursework will still follow
  the tuition reimbursement application process.

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Gantt Chart
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Gantt Chart of Recommendations
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Recommendations for FutureStudy and Action

• Key leaders develop a replacement chart for
  upcoming vacancies.
• Via CI or other process, conduct a review of
  external recruitment and internal professional
  development for staff and faculty positions.
• Key employee identified to conduct ongoing
  research on what other institutions are doing to
  meet staffing and leadership needs, for
  benchmarking and potential collaborations.