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UF COP Succession Planning

The UF College of Pharmacy ELEVATE Program is an innovative initiative designed to integrate succession planning into everyday operations. Identifying and developing emerging talent early will help us build a strong pipeline of motivated professionals prepared to support and advance the college’s mission.

Staff Toolkit

Faculty Toolkit

FAQ’s

Succession Planning: The Essentials

Succession Planning

What it is:

Identifying readiness actions early.
Guarding against talent loss and gaps.
Building bench strength for future success.
Creating a culture of care, opportunity & excellence for all.

Succession Planning

What it isn’t:

Picking favorites.
Succession efforts lacking clear objectives and/or transparency.
An exclusive, secret planning process.
Purely top-down.

Succession Planning

Key questions it answers:

What skills does the organization need now and later?
What do employees want?
Do employee strengths match future roles?
When will new talent be required?
Is the employee ready and excited for a change?
What steps raise readiness now?

Succession Planning: Expectations

Expectation

1

All employees recognize the importance of their role within the College of Pharmacy.

Expectation

2

Department/Unit leaders recognize the importance of their responsibility to develop all employees for the future.

Expectation

3

The department/unit’s succession plan should align with the college’s strategic plan.

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Expectation

4

The department/unit leader is responsible for assessing and modifying their succession plan as needed.

Succession Planning: Staff Toolkit

This streamlined four stage succession planning process will assist your department/unit in creating a 1–3 year plan for talent, workforce, and succession management. The toolkit provides the resources needed to keep the process organized and structured, while the Elevate Action Team provides full support throughout.