Ensuring leadership continuity and reducing organisational risk
Overview
In today’s fast-changing environment, organisations cannot afford to leave leadership continuity to chance. Our Succession Planning services provide a structured, data-driven approach to identifying, developing, and preparing talent for critical roles—both now and in the future.
At Positive Performance, we help organisations reduce leadership risk, strengthen internal pipelines, and build confidence in their ability to manage transitions, growth, and change. Our approach ensures that leadership readiness is intentional, measurable, and aligned to organisational strategy.
Succession planning is not a reactive HR exercise. It is a strategic capability that safeguards performance, supports sustainability, and enables long-term success.
Why Succession Planning Matters
A well-designed succession planning process enables organisations to:
- Ensure leadership continuity and reduce operational and strategic risk
• Build strong, sustainable leadership pipelines at all critical levels
• Retain and engage high-potential talent through visible growth pathways
• Align leadership capability with future organisational and strategic needs
• Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion through objective, structured decision-making
• Improve the effectiveness and return on investment of leadership development initiatives
Our Succession Planning Framework
Our succession planning approach is practical, repeatable, and embedded within broader talent and workforce planning. We support organisations through a disciplined process that creates clarity, ownership, and accountability for leadership readiness.
Key Offerings
- Critical and Mission-Critical Role Identification:
Identifying roles that are essential to organisational performance and where leadership gaps would pose significant risk. - Success Profile and Future Capability Development:
Defining what success looks like for key roles by outlining future-focused capabilities, experience, and leadership behaviours aligned to strategy. - Talent and Potential Assessments:
Using structured, evidence-based assessments to evaluate current performance, future potential, and leadership readiness. - 9-Box Grid and Talent Review Facilitation:
Facilitating objective, data-driven talent review discussions with leadership teams to support informed succession decisions. - Successor Identification and Readiness Mapping:
Identifying potential successors and mapping readiness timelines (ready now, ready soon, ready later) for critical roles. - Individual Development and Acceleration Plans:
Designing targeted development plans to close capability gaps and accelerate successor readiness. - Leadership Pipeline Design and Governance:
Building sustainable leadership pipelines with clear governance, ownership, and review processes. - Integration with Workforce and Strategic Planning:
Aligning succession planning with broader workforce planning, talent management, and organisational strategy.
Impact You Can Expect
By partnering with Positive Performance, organisations achieve:
- A confident, future-ready leadership bench
• Reduced disruption and smoother leadership transitions
• Increased retention of high-potential and critical talent
• Greater visibility of leadership capability and organisational risk
• More objective, data-informed leadership decisions
• A resilient organisation prepared for growth and change
Succession planning is more than a process, it is a strategic advantage. By embedding these practices, organisations gain confidence in their leadership pipelines, reduce risk, and ensure long-term continuity. With Positive Performance as your partner, you can plan for tomorrow, knowing your organisation is ready to meet today’s challenges and seize future oppor