Build organizational capacity from within the county
380 Talent Development and Succession Planning

This interactive course will address the urgent need to attract, retain and develop talent, especially as counties transition to the Next Normal.  The session course will briefly explore strategies and best practices to create effective leadership development and succession planning programs in county government. The course includes case examples of tools to use, small group discussions as well as presentations. Discussion highlights: workforce demographic challenges facing county government; why talent development, employee engagement and succession planning are key to building organizational capacity, especially in the post-pandemic era; the need to enhance the employee experience in county government even in time of constrained resources; steps to get started; and best practices and lessons learned from leadership development and talent development programs.

Instructor: Jim Delia is a Principal Consultant with Delia and Associates consulting organization.