Succession Planning in Retail

Academic Paper from the year 2017 in the subject Leadership and Human Resources - Miscellaneous, grade: 1.2, Dublin Institute of Technology, language: English, abstract: This report seeks to understand the principles of succession planning and to apply those principles to implement a development plan for a colleague within a retail organisation. Firstly, the report outlines what succession planning is by looking at relevant literature and how it is applied across various aspects of developing a plan. The second part of the report then seeks to apply the learnings to a live situation. Finally, the report will conclude that succession planning in retail is imperative given the current employment environment.