Talent Review and Succession

Build the bench strength your organization needs … before you need it.

Value your most important asset – your people. Reduce talent risk through strategic succession planning and talent review

Ideal for:

  • Talent risk mitigation
  • Organizational agility
  • Strengthening leadership pipelines
  • Increased talent retention, productivity, and performance

Losing a key leader rarely announces itself in advance. When it happens, the cost shows up everywhere at once: a leadership void, a shaken team, strained customer relationships, and momentum lost at the worst possible moment.

Through decades of executive coaching work, we’ve seen firsthand what’s at stake when organizations don’t plan for their next generation of leaders. This experience shapes everything about how we approach this work — practical, comprehensive, and built around real business risk, not just talent inventories.

     

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    SG’s Proven Succession and Talent Review Methodology

    Our comprehensive approach builds upon the intellectual property and 18+ years of practical, field-tested methodology developed and honed by expert Doris Sims Spies, founder of Talent Benchstrength Solutions – expanded with our own best-in-class processes, proprietary analytics tools, and 20+ years of executive coaching and leadership development expertise. Together, we help you identify who’s ready to lead next, while protecting your organization from the risk – and cost – of not being ready.

    Talent Review-Succession Strategy Webinar Course

    December 8-9, 2026
    3.5 hours each day

    (HRCI recertification approved, 7 hours)
    (SHRM recertification approved, 7 hours)

       

    Ideal for:

    • HR professionals seeking to implement, enhance, or improve their Talent Review, Succession, and/or High-Potential strategy and results.

    Prepare for tomorrow’s leadership demands! Whether you are building a Talent Review-Succession strategy from the ground up or looking to sharpen the impact of an existing program, this workshop delivers the framework, tools, and hands-on practice to drive real results.

    Private, Customized Talent Review-Succession Workshop

    Schedule a private HRCI and SHRM pre-approved Talent Review-Succession workshop at your location.

       

    Private workshops provide several benefits as they:

    • Serve as strategy sessions for your HR team, with multiple decision points, along with pros and cons, outlined and discussed;
    • Align your HR team on your leadership pipeline strategy, terms, and tools; and
    • Prepare your HR professionals to be Talent Review Meeting Facilitators.