Development Interventions for Effective Organizational Succession Planning in Mid-sized Companies of Singapore
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Development Interventions for Effective Organizational Succession Planning in Mid-sized Companies of Singapore
Problem Statement
Many organizations in Singapore do not address the issue of succession planning in a systematic manner. Organizational size, structure and challenges are factors that can impede effective organizational succession planning, as most companies do not prioritize or predict how it would be when one of the leadership positions is vacant (Sullivan, 2012). Organizations therefore require developing normalized systematic interventions that would ensure that its mission, services and success are undertaken in continuum even if the key holders or performers of such services exit the organization at any particular time. It is evident that there are increased vacancies of positions within organization as a result of several factors and challenges within the companies. Mid-sized companies are on increase demand of expertise of senior management in order to continue operating within the economic boom (Sullivan, 2012).
With proper interventions, companies are able to sustain changes without experiencing failures because of generational or leadership transfers. Key employees leaving an organization or positions falling vacant is inevitable. Company operations have to continue to deliver to the demands and roll out the missions even when there is change in the leadership and key players leave a company. Mid-sized companies are key drivers of economy, and consumers depend on them for varied products. Operations of the companies’ impact economic performance and failure of them to meet demands have far consequences. Even though the developmental interventions on succession planning may be different, midsized companies require a well-structured succession planning to ensure supports organizational stability and sustainability by established processes of staff training and talent development (Sullivan, 2012).
Purpose Statement
This study will focus on exploring developmental interventions that will ensure sustainability of an organization even if the skilled workers or a skilled manager leaves an organization. The research will contribute to the understanding of succession planning in the context of the Singaporean mid-sized companies, and in specific developmental interventions that will ensure effectiveness in the companies. Organizations should develop an understanding on the manner in which talents within their reach can be developed and how knowledge can be developed to sustain their leadership structure and operations.
It is important for organizations to identify the available means and ways in which developmental interventions can be developed to ensure that they undertake their mission. It is important to understand the interventions for succession planning that will ensure growth and career nurturing of their employees throughout their existence (Brodbeck & Crawshaw 2011). The study focus on interventions that will enable employees be competent and take up positions for the performance of their companies is essential dependable feature that will benefit the Singaporean companies adopt structures that will ensure their sustainability.
There are avenues and capabilities that a company can explore in ensuring that their succession planning issues are effective. The issue of succession in an organization should be taken seriously by firms, and by this research exploring its importance systematic planning contributes to the effectiveness of an organization. The paper will bring an understanding on succession planning and its effectiveness to the development of an organization in the context of the mid-sized companies of Singapore. This knowledge will help other organizations in setting ways and means that will ensure the stability of their operations and leadership irrespective of the challenges they undergo and leadership turnover (Brodbeck & Crawshaw 2011).