Successor Slate Builder — Single Critical Role

A structured onboarding and bench-planning template for HR Business Partners, Talent Management leads, and succession planning owners tasked with building and maintaining a successor slate for one specific critical position. This template operationalizes all four SHRM onboarding Cs for the succession planning process itself: Compliance (role documentation, org chart alignment, position control validation), Clarification (readiness coding definitions, gap assessment criteria, development timeline expectations), Culture (leadership competency alignment, values-based leadership criteria), and Connection (candidate relationship mapping, sponsorship assignments, cross-functional exposure plans). Use this template to document three or more named successor candidates, assign readiness codes (Ready Now / 1–2 Years / 3+ Years), and capture development gaps and action plans for each candidate on the bench for a single critical seat.

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