A Strategic Talent Roadmap™ is broader than a succession plan. A succession plan focuses on leadership continuity for key roles and identifies who may be ready to step into critical positions over time. A Strategic Talent Roadmap™ connects the entire growth strategy to the company’s future structure, leadership capabilities, hiring needs, development priorities, and timing.
Succession planning may be one outcome of the Roadmap, but the Roadmap also addresses organizational design, leadership maturity, role evolution, external hiring needs, and development priorities. It helps the company understand not only who could fill key roles, but also what roles and leadership capabilities the business will need next.
