Human-Centered Succession Planning with AI

About the Course:

Succession planning is critical to organizational continuity, yet it can be challenging to balance efficiency, insight, and fairness. Human-Centered Succession Planning with AI is a one-hour professional development session designed for HR leaders, talent managers, and organizational strategists who want to integrate artificial intelligence into succession planning while maintaining human judgment, trust, and employee engagement.

Participants will learn how AI can support the identification of high-potential employees, map skills and gaps, forecast leadership needs, and design targeted development strategies. The session emphasizes ethical, human-centered approaches that strengthen decision-making, preserve fairness, and enhance leadership pipelines.

All participants will receive the Future Leader Playbook, a curated AI prompt guide with practical tools, templates, and strategies to implement succession planning effectively and responsibly.

Course Objectives:

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Identify critical roles and essential skills for succession within their organization
• Use AI tools to assess employee potential and match talent with future leadership needs
• Apply AI-driven insights to create personalized development plans
• Integrate AI recommendations while maintaining transparency, fairness, and trust
• Forecast leadership gaps and design actionable succession strategies
• Build a repeatable, human-centered succession planning workflow using AI

Who is the Target Audience?

• Mid to senior-level leaders who manage direct reports, oversee teams, or play a role in identifying and developing future talent within their organization.
• Chief Human Resources Officers, People Operations leaders, and senior HR business partners

Basic Knowledge:

• Working knowledge of HR or talent management processes, including performance reviews and employee development
• No prior AI experience required