Succession Planning

This badge is awarded for successfully completing the "Succession Planning" course, which equips individuals and organizations involved in social-/impact-driven organizations with the skills to identify key roles critical to your organization’s future, evaluate potential internal successors, and create a basic succession plan for leadership continuity, both on the individual and organizational level. The holder of the badge has a basic understanding of the concept of succession planning, including how to identify critical roles, assess staff potential, and develop a plan for continuity in the context of social- and impact-driven organizations and change agents. This badge reflects the dedication to equipping individuals and organizations with practical tools and strategies to enhance individual collaboration as well as the collaboration of their team and organization, implemented by Siemens Stiftung.

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