Succession Planning as Change Management: Building Sustainable Staffing in Libraries

In an ever-evolving library landscape, effectively managing staffing transitions is essential to maintaining operational continuity. This webinar will explore the role of succession planning as a way to proactively prepare for staffing changes, including identifying critical positions, assessing vacancy risk, determining necessary skills and knowledge, and fostering growth in potential successors. 

Pre-Work

• Review your organization’s strategic plan or known challenges in order to see priorities for the next few years.
• Identify 1-2 critical positions in your organization with a high or medium risk of becoming vacant to use during the webinar for practice applying information learned.

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the connection between change management and succession planning
2. Explore strategies and tools for facilitating succession planning
3. Reflect on your work environment and identify opportunities to incorporate succession planning

Brought to you by the Professional Development Alliance of Library Consortia.