who? what? when? where? why? how? answer these questions with good succession planning! mary wilkins...

Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?

Answer These Questions with Good Succession

Planning!

Mary Wilkins JordanAssistant Professor, Simmons College

Boston, MA

Introduction• Who will be leading your library

tomorrow, and who will be working there? • What qualifications will they have? • When did these future leaders develop the

necessary skills to excel in the library? • Where have they previously worked? • Why will they be selected, or not? • And how will all of these questions be

answered to help your library succeed in the future, with all the unexpected changes to come?

Elements of a Good Plan

A succession plan has several pieces

1. Strategic Planning

Where is the library headed over the next five to ten years?

2. Organizational Chart and Job Descriptions

Important : • who works for

your library, • how do they fit

into the plan, &

• what do they do

3. Recruiting plan

• Director• Managers

• StaffEveryone is important!

KSAvs.

Personality

And then…?Write it downPass it aroundFollow through

Train, train, train

It’s alive!

Living documents require attention, modification and supervision.

Keep alive the results of your hard work!

Contact information:Mary Wilkins JordanSimmons CollegeBoston, MAwilkinsm@simmons.edu

Feel free to contact me to discuss your library’s recruiting plan, or other administrative and planning issues!