Level 2 Practitioner • Course 6/9 • ~100 min
Succession Planning Fundamentals
Identify critical positions, successors, readiness levels, and succession coverage.
Part of the Talent Development • Level 2 — Talent Development Practitioner program. Complete the whole program to earn the overall certificate.
View the program →What you'll get: Grasp the fundamentals of succession: identify critical positions by impact, choose successors from the talent pool, classify readiness (Ready Now / 1–2 / 3+ years), and measure coverage and bench strength (avoiding 'fake coverage'). Case study: Apple's carefully prepared Steve Jobs → Tim Cook handover.
Who is this course for?
- Talent / L&D Specialists building succession plans
- HRBPs supporting leaders on key talent
- Managers preparing successors for their teams
After this course, you will
- Identify critical positions by impact
- Choose successors from the talent pool and classify readiness
- Measure coverage ratio and bench strength, avoid fake coverage
- Retain and communicate with successors correctly
Course content (4 modules)
Module 1
Critical positions and the Apple lesson
What succession planning is, how to identify critical positions, and the Jobs → Cook handover.
24 min
Module 2
Successors and readiness
Identify successors from the talent pool and classify readiness levels.
22 min
Module 3
Coverage, bench, and retaining successors
Measure coverage and bench strength, avoid fake coverage, and retain successors.
22 min
Module 4
Final test & certificate
A 10-question comprehensive test. Score at least 8/10 to earn the Succession Planning Fundamentals certificate.
10 min
Certificate in Succession Planning Fundamentals
Complete all 4 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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