Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow

1. Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow Succession Planning for Your Chapter

2. What is Succession Planning • Succession planning is a process for identifying and developing members with the potential to fill key leadership positions in the organization. • A system of recruitment, training, and replacement is maintained to ensure chapter leadership • Long term investment in leadership talent • Can be adapted for personal planning

3. JCI Mission • To provide development opportunities that empower young people to create positive change.

4. JCI Mission • To provide development opportunitiesthat empower young people to create positive change.

5. JCI Mission • To provide development opportunities that empower young people to create positive change.

6. Importance of Succession Planning • Ensures progress toward achieving strategic goals and Civic Leadership Certification (CLC) • Best practice for all non-profit organizations • Provides future leadership • Promotes continued growth of the organization

7. Challenges of Succession Planning • Getting members engaged • Identifying future leaders • Preparing members for leadership positions • Getting “new blood” on the Board • Job changes / Layoffs / Relocations • Burnout

8. Long Term Succession Planning • Start Small • Committees • Project chairs • Opportunities to gain leadership experience • Positive feedback for taking leadership role

9. Leadership Ladder Your local structure should provide natural steps to grow in leadership…

10. Long Term Succession Planning • Mentor • Methods and culture of Junior Chamber • Good Board members • Past leaders • Senators and Alumni

11. Long Term Succession Planning • Train • JCI Courses • Local Area Training School (LOTS) • State / Regional Meetings • National Meetings

12. Long Term Succession Planning • What do future leaders need to know? • Identify key roles and responsibilities • Keep job descriptions up-to-date • Time requirements and travel obligations • Define requirements in By-Laws

13. Group Project • What can a chapter do help a new member realize their leadership potential? • Leadership opportunities? • Mentor Plan? • Training Opportunities? • Job knowledge?

14. Short Term Succession Planning • Finding YOUR replacement • Create list of potentials • Board should discuss potential leaders • Personally ask • Discuss before elections • “Ride-alongs”

15. Short Term Succession Planning • Engage past leaders • Ask their opinions • Brainstorm people to get re-engaged • Assist in personal asks

16. Start Thinking About Tomorrow • Who in your chapter is ready to take a leadership position now? • Who has potential to be a board member/take you’re your position? • What will it take to get the potential leaders ready to lead?

17. Other Planning Tips • Create director positions • Board members should not chair • Recruit non-board members for committees • Add succession planning to board agenda • Think beyond next year • Build a “Dream” Board matrix

18. Personal Succession Planning • Strong commitment to goals • Build support network • Develop skills needed to meet goals • Periodic self-assessment on skills • Measure progress toward goals • Realistic assessment of current performance • Implement your plan • Re-assess goals • Be ready to change when opportunities arise

19. You can’t have “success” without succession planning!