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TALENT-MANAGEMENT5 MIN READ

Build a succession slate

Build a succession slate that separates emergency cover, readiness horizons, evidence gaps, and actions.

The plant needs succession coverage for a VP role with operational, labor, quality, and community risk. One promising candidate exists, but the readiness evidence is incomplete. Succession slate = critical role risk + coverage horizons + candidate evidence + gap-closing actions. The common trap is using one successor name as emotional reassurance. A single name does not answer emergency coverage, readiness timing, retention risk, or missing experience. Before VP Manufacturing successor: Priya. Strong operator. Ready soon. After Emergency cover: Dana for operating cadence. Ready-in-12: Priya after union negotiation and recall simulation. Ready-in-18: Luis after plant P&L rotation. External map: quality-recall…

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