Workforce and Succession Planning
Work Groups
From January to July 2002, eight interagency work groups studied different facets of workforce and succession planning to identify practices that may be useful to State agencies. Click on the underlined workgroup names to see the available reports. Also see Overview of the Workgroups.
- Competencies
- This group developed management and leadership competencies along with guidelines on using them.
- Knowledge Management/Transfer
- This group studied effective ways of managing knowledge and ways of capturing knowledge possessed by departing highly skilled employees and sharing it with those who will be taking their place.
- Management Mobility
- This group studied ways to increase the ability of managers to move within their agency and to other agencies. The purpose is to develop the State's managerial resources and match managerial skills and capabilities with agency needs.
- Mentoring
- This group identified the characteristics of good mentoring programs to help agencies develop programs or improve existing ones.
- Recruitment and Selection
- This group focused on innovative recruitment and selection strategies and techniques.
- Employee Retention
- This group looked at steps that can be taken to better communicate what the State has to offer, make employment with the State more appealing, and encourage our highly skilled employees to stay.
- Retiree Resources
- This group focused on an array of realistic, practical ideas and options for hiring retirees.
- Staff Development
- This group looked for new ways to develop staff in preparing them to take on new jobs and responsibilities to replace departing employees.