Which Roles Deserve Bench Depth First?

The CHRO is asked for successor coverage across the whole leadership population, but the development budget only allows serious attention on a small set of roles this cycle. Critical-role sequencing is the first bench-strength decision, not an afterthought. The mechanism is role criticality. Test each role against vacancy damage, replaceability, and current coverage depth. Important roles do not all deserve the same level of bench attention, especially when development capacity is limited. Make each decision branch answer a concrete succession risk question. Ask next What evidence changes the next move? The walk ends with a practical succession move rather than…

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