PD1
Initiative:  Develop a detailed succession plan for key personnel
UIE: Personnel Office
Person: Mandy Buckland
PD1.1
Project dates: 1/1/09-4/15/09
Status: Needs attention
Determine who is "Key"
  • Develop a spreadsheet with a brief job description of all administrators, divisional chairs, faculty and staff
  • Determine Key personnel
  • Notify Key personnel of their status
  • Schedule meeting with "Key Personnel" to explain the implementation of a detailed succession plan, field questions, get feedback
PD1.2
Project dates: 5/15/09-9/1/09
Status: On track
Develop and implement cross-training initiatives
  • Determine if your office/department can utilize cross-training
  • Develop a plan, if your office/department can utilize cross-training
  • Implement plan
PD1.3
Project dates: 7/1/09-10/1/09
Status: Not due yet
Establish a succession plan for retirement/planned departure
  • Create a "Successor Criteria Template" for each key person to complete
  • Get approval of Criteria Template
  • Develop criteria for potential successor - education, experience, social and leadership skills, responsibilities and terms
  • Create a "Successor Form" that includes fields for the following information: department or office, current personnel, proposed successor and how this person meets the above criterion
  • Identify possible successor for key personnel
  • Submit "Successor Form" to Administrator for approval
  • Provide adequate training/office orientation for successor (as possible)
  • All paperwork filed in Personnel Office
PD1.4
Project dates: 10/1/09-11/30/09
Status: Not due yet
Establish personnel succession plans for an unplanned departure - death or sudden illness
  • Take the succession plans for planned situations and determine how to convert
  • Complete succession plans for unplanned departures and submit to Personnel Office
PD1.5
Project dates: 3/2/09-5/15/10
Status: Needs attention
Revise/create procedure manuals
  • Develop handout materials for evaluating/creating good procedure manuals
  • Wokshop on procedure manuals
  • Complete a first draft of current, user-friendly Procedure Manuals
  • Complete a final copy of current, user-friendly Procedures Manuals
  • Establish peer review of Department Procedures Manuals and Handbooks
  • Build time into staff/faculty calendar for maintenance of procedures manuals, department handbooks and general office organization
 


Personnel Development

Personnel Development includes topics such as: professional development support and programming; transition planning for administration and faculty; faculty/staff satisfaction, appreciation and morale; and faculty/staff workload concerns.