Level 3 Strategic Leader • Course 3/7 • ~150 min
Leadership Pipeline and Advanced Succession
HiPo criteria, the leadership pipeline, development architecture, and metric-driven succession governance.
Course 3/7 of the Level 3 — Strategic Talent Development Leader program. Complete all 7 courses to earn the overall certificate.
View the Level 3 program →What you'll get: Combine two core Talent Leader capabilities: identify HiPos with the 3A model (fighting the 4 classic biases), design a 70-20-10 development journey with stretch/coach/mentor/sponsor, and govern succession with the coverage – bench strength – readiness – talent risk metric set. Case study: GE's Crotonville legacy and the lessons of the 2001 succession race.
Who is this course for?
- Talent Managers / Heads of Talent building a leadership pipeline
- HR Managers responsible for succession planning
- Senior HRBPs supporting leaders in talent reviews
After this course, you will
- Identify HiPos with 3A and behavioral evidence, fighting bias
- Design a 70-20-10 development architecture for each HiPo
- Calculate and interpret coverage, bench strength, readiness, talent risk
- Run the 4-beat talent-review cycle and fair calibration
Course content (6 modules)
Module 1
A HiPo is not a high performer
Define high-potential with the 3A model: Aspiration – Ability – Agility/Engagement.
25 min
Module 2
Leadership Pipeline: the turns of a leadership career
The Leadership Pipeline model: every promotion is a career change — and GE Crotonville, the birthplace of this thinking.
25 min
Module 3
Development architecture for HiPos
Design the HiPo development journey with advanced 70-20-10: stretch assignments, mentoring, and formal learning.
25 min
Module 4
Advanced succession: coverage, bench, readiness
Succession-governance metrics: coverage ratio, bench strength, readiness level, and talent risk.
25 min
Module 5
Running talent review and retaining HiPos
Design the annual talent-review rhythm, fair calibration, and a post-review retention strategy.
25 min
Module 6
Final test & certificate
A 10-question comprehensive test. Score at least 8/10 to earn the Leadership Pipeline and Advanced Succession certificate.
10 min
Certificate in Leadership Pipeline and Advanced Succession
Complete all 6 modules and score at least 8/10 on the final test to unlock the certificate — issued by Nhan Ha (Tony), MBA, SHRM-CP via TTD. Download the PDF, print it, and share it on LinkedIn.
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