HRCI Accredited Succession Builders Workshop

June 10-11, 2010 in Irving, Texas (the Dallas area) 

The Succession Builders workshop is designed to prepare human resource professionals to lead and facilitate a Succession Management strategy and a Talent Review process within their own organization.   

The workshop is facilitated by Doris Sims, SPHR, author of 3 top-selling talent and succession management books:  Building Tomorrow's Talent, The 30-Minute Guide to Talent and Succession Management, and the Talent Review Meeting Facilitator's Guide (workshop participants receive all 3 books)

During the 2-day workshop, participants will receive 12.5 HRCI credits to learn how to…

Effectively explain the business purpose and need for a talent and succession management strategy to business leaders 

Create the talent management strategy, process and tools to identify high potential leaders, successors, and key talent

Identify accountability methods and metrics to measure the results of a talent and succession planning program

Prepare for a Talent Review meeting, and how to help leaders prepare for the meeting

Facilitate and scribe a Talent Review meeting

Determine the logistics of the Talent Review meeting - the length, the participants, the roles and responsibilities, and the agenda, ground rules and structure of the meeting

 Identify and recommend development actions (both formal and informal learning actions) during the Talent Review meeting

Participants will also experience the Talent Review Meeting Simulation and play the Talent Management Benchmarking Board Game to learn more about talent management processes, facilitation techniques, research, strategy, and how to respond to questions from business leaders

For more information, contact Doris Sims, SPHR at doris@successionbuilders.com or at 214-906-3155.

Doris Sims, SPHR has served as a speaker at multiple conferences each year, including conference sponsored by ASTD, SHRM, Training Managazine, Training Director’s Forum, The Best Practice Institute, HR Southwest, The Performance Institute, and the International Quality and Productivity corporation. Doris has over 20 years of talent management, succession planning and leadership development experience in Fortune 100 and 500 organizations.

To review Doris' books on Amazon go to:  http://www.amazon.com/Doris-Sims/e/B002RZFL6O/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

View Doris' LinkedIn profile go to: http://www.amazon.com/Doris-Sims/e/B002RZFL6O/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

Past Workshop Participant Evaluation Comments

"The Talent Management workshop is a must for anyone who needs to learn about the art and science of talent review. Doris Sims is an obvious expert in the field and makes a great presentation. You may not come in an expert, but you leave feeling well prepared to conduct this important process."

"Doris delivers training with a personal touch, and shares useful and practical advice from her extensive experience. She takes the effort to remember the names and details about all the participants. She also facilitates with ease an open atmosphere for discussion, and brings interactivity into the classroom like no other."

"I truly enjoyed Doris Sims' training program on Talent Management. Though I've been facilitating talent management discussions for 4+ years, I found this program extremely informative. It provided me with additional tools and ideas to enhance my current process. It also helped me confirm that the processes and tools I am currently using are on target. Thanks Doris!"

"The Succession Builders Workshop provides an excellent format for learning the "nuts and bolts" of building a talent management program. Doris Sims' in-depth knowledge of succession planning and talent management is evident as she expertly leads participants through the course content."

"Doris and the team at Succession Builders truly knocks through the cloudiness that is Talent Management. Succession Builders provides HR the tools to bring an exciting and robust Talent Management process to non-HR professionals by way of meaningful correlations and examples. You will be ready to drive your process with turn-key materials and excellent reference materials. Doris and her team are always a phone call away if you need guidance!"

"Excellent workshop that explains Talent Management in a clear and concise way. Doris provides valuable insight on how this is applied in the real world along with her best practice recommendations."

"Great content. Doris was extremely knowledgeable. Great benchmarking information. "

"It was very practical. You felt like you weren't wasting your time. Knowledgeable instructor. Good discussions."

"I work with succession planning and leadership development and found Doris' Talent Review process key in the identification of high performing/high potential employees. Doris' workshop gave me all the tools and hands on experience I needed to plan and conduct effective talent reviews and then follow up on the data gathered. Thank you Doris!"