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One of the types of career planning is succession planning. Succession planning is a technique for identifying and developing internal employees with the potential to fill important organizational positions. Succession planning ensures the availability of experienced, skilled and competent employees that are prepared to assume these roles as they become available. Succession planning increases the progress of qualified employees from individual contributors to managers and leaders. Thus:

·         It prepares present employees to undertake key roles
·         It develops talent and long-term growth of employees
·         It improves workforce capacities and performance of employee
·         It improves employee commitment and thus enables retention of employees
·         It ensures its support to employees throughout their employment term
·         It meets the career development requirements of existing employees
·         It understands the increasing difficulty of recruiting employees externally
·         It focuses on leadership continuity and improved knowledge sharing
·         It provides more efficiency in monitoring and tracking of employee proficiency levels and skill gaps

Succession planning is an essential part of an organization's ability to reduce risks, ensure smooth business continuity, create a proven leadership model, and improve employee morale