Instruction
1.
What are the major objectives of strategic workforce planning? Why is each of these objectives critical for an organization’s success? What benefits are provided by each that can result in a competitive advantage?
2.
Why are aggregate and succession planning of critical importance? How might failures in these areas impact an organization’s ability to compete?
3.
What role might strategic workforce planning play in each of the following organizations?
A small, rapidly growing technology company
A medium-sized nonprofit social services agency
A state government agency
A professional sports franchise
A company planning on acquiring or merging with a key competitor
4.
Discuss the implications and pros and cons for managing surpluses and shortages by using the various strategies presented in Exhibit 5.3.
5.
Discuss the pros and cons of informing employees that they have been targeted as part of the organization’s succession planning process. What particular business conditions and/or strategy might make telling or not telling the more advantageous option?
6.
Identify the steps you might take in consulting with the federal government about strategic workforce planning. What factors would you suggest senior managers examine, and what obstacles to implementing change might exist?
7.
Select three organizations in which a new CEO has assumed responsibility during the past year. Identify via news sources factors that may have led to the change at the top of the organization. What appears to be the reason for the succession, and what was the general reaction to the succession?
8.
What problems are demographic shifts and layoff practices causing for succession planning? What role do competencies play in the succession planning initiatives of leading organizations?
9.
Identify the positions within your school for which you feel succession planning is critical, such as deans, program directors, or department chairs. What critical skills or competencies are needed to perform these jobs? Design a succession planning program that is consistent with the strategic objectives of your school, utilizing the four phases of the succession model presented in the reading.
10.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of establishing cross-cultural mentoring relationships?
5 to 6 pages please