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Succession Planning in Bellevue, Nebraska
Larry D. Burks, ICMA-CM, MPA, CED Assistant City Administrator
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Bellevue, Nebraska
• About Bellevue • Succession Plan (SP) Implementation • Research & Fairfax County, VA • Core Elements and Steps of Succession
Planning • Lessons Learned in Bellevue
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About Bellevue
o Bellevue, Nebraska o Home of Offutt AFB o Bellevue University
o Population 55,510 o Unemployment Rate <3.0%
o Part of the Omaha – Council Bluffs MSA o Peak employment +/- 520
o 271 FTE o 117 PTE o 130 Seasonal
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“Every day in the United States, 10,000 people turn 65. And according to the Pew Research Center, millennials now outnumber baby boomers in the workplace, 76 million to 75 million, while millennials will make up 75 percent of the workforce just 10 years from now.”
Patrick Ibarra - The Mejorando Group
SP Implementation
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SP Implementation
“Succession planning does not have to be a costly endeavor. However, if left unaddressed, the organization may experience substantial sunk costs in terms of lost knowledge of organizational history and of policies/procedures. It may also suffer from decreased performance and customer satisfaction.”
Christine Smith - Baker, Tilly, Virchow, Krause, LLP
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Research
o ICMA o Christine Smith o Patrick Ibarra
o ASPA o Fairfax County, VA o City of Bellevue, NE
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Core Elements
Identify Key Leadership &
Critical Positions
Identify Competency
Skills & Success Factors
Assess Current Bench Strength
Design & Implement
Strategies & Frameworks
Monitor & Evaluate
Strategies
Succession Planning in Government: Why it is still relevant
By Christine Smith
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10 Steps of SP
Step 1: Identify Strategic Needs of Department
Step 2: Identify Key Positions
Step 3: Complete Profile of Key Positions
Step 4: Identify Competencies for Key Positions
Step 5: Identify the Development Pool
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CORE
City Vision Elements & Vision Statement Guiding
Principles, Ethics, Leadership Philosophy,
City-Wide Behaviors, Accountability, Diversity
& Awareness
City-Wide Competency
Model (Bellevue Succession Plan,
p. 18)
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10 Steps of SP
Step 6: Complete Profile of Development Pool
Step 7: Gap Analysis
Step 8: Establish Development Plans
Step 9: Integrate into Strategic Plan and Budget
Step 10: Evaluating SP Implementation
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Lessons Learned
• Don’t underestimate the importance • Don’t reinvent the wheel • Don’t spend a lot of money unless you have it • Don’t underestimate staff involvement • Allow flexibility in the plan • Be patient . . . the process takes time
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Contact
Larry D. Burks, ICMA-CM, MPA, CED 210 W. Mission Avenue Bellevue, NE 68005 Ph. 402.682.6632 Email: [email protected] Social Media: LinkedIn
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Questions/Comments?
Additional Information…
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