Career Development and Succession Planning

Management & Leadership · 5 Days · Public · Al-Khobraa certified · From USD 3,900

Overview

Businesses that don't take proactive steps to plan for future talent needs at all levels using their entire diverse workforce will face certain disruptions, heavy financial costs, and even disasters when key employees retire or are lured away by competitors. Career Development and Succession Planning ensure that there are highly competent people in all positions, not just today, but tomorrow. In the past, succession planning typically targeted only key leadership positions, but in today’s organizations, it is important to include key positions in a variety of job categories.

Learning Objectives

• Identify core technical and behavioral competencies essential to organizational performance.
• Identify competencies and clarify values for planning and managing a succession process.
• Develop systems to plan for and quickly fill crucial vacancies at all levels.
• Calculate the cost of poor succession management and organizational impact.
• Develop strategic executive and management coaching and mentoring competencies.
• Apply methods to develop and retain top talent that builds and preserves your organization's intellectual capital.
• Assess current and future resources for seamless succession planning.
• Identify personal strengths and compensate for perceived weaknesses.
• Identify career progression stages and how to transition between them.
• Develop planning and control techniques.
• Identify your personal style at work

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for professionals working in management and leadership, as well as those whose responsibilities require a stronger practical grasp of the subject and its application within their organisation.

• Professionals in Performance Management
• Managers, team leaders and supervisors
• Heads of department and function leads

Course Outline

Day 1 — The value in understanding the fundamentals of…

• The advantages of succession planning
• The need for Career Development Planning
• Devise and implement an effective succession plan to get the right people in the right position
• Use a Logic Model approach to clarify mission, goals, and strategies

Day 2 — Management Competencies

• Organizational Profile
• The A.M.A. Model
• Competencies and Outputs
• Performance Dimensions

Day 3 — Leadership Competencies

• Management Competency Matrix
• The interface between C.D. and H.R.P.
• Career Planning
• Organizational Career Development

Day 4 — Selection Process

• Career Development Portfolio
• Succession Planning – A General Framework
• Career Succession Diagrams
• Age Competency Distributions

Day 5 — Career Management Support Systems

• Planning and Development System
• The Leadership Challenge
• Leadership vs. Management
• Power and Influence Approach

Accreditation

Al-Khobraa certified. On completion delegates receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of achievement.

Dates & Venues

Dates	Venue	Delivery	Duration	Fee (USD)
6–10 December 2026	Dubai, UAE	Public	5 days	3,900

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Frequently Asked Questions

What do Al-Khobraa management and leadership courses cover?

The portfolio covers KPIs and performance management, strategic planning and execution, Mini MBA programmes, supervisory and first-line management skills, change leadership, decision-making and problem-solving, and executive communication. Sessions are workshop-based, built around delegates’ own organisational challenges.

Who should attend a management and leadership course?

These courses suit team leaders and supervisors, department and functional managers, newly promoted managers moving from technical to leadership roles, senior specialists preparing for management, and executives responsible for strategy or organisational performance.

How long are management and leadership courses, and where are they held?

Most Al-Khobraa management and leadership courses run over 5 days. The exact duration, dates and city for this course are listed in the dates section on this page. Public sessions run across Saudi Arabia — Riyadh, Jeddah, Al-Khobar, Jubail and Yanbu — as well as regional and international venues, with live virtual classrooms available on request.

What certificate will I receive?

Delegates who complete the course receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of completion, issued by a Saudi-registered training provider. Al-Khobraa also delivers internationally accredited programmes; where a course carries an external awarding body such as PMI, CIPS, ILM or IOSH, that body is named on the course's own page.

Can management and leadership training be delivered in-house for our team?

Yes. Any Al-Khobraa management and leadership course can be delivered in-house at your own premises anywhere in Saudi Arabia or the GCC, with the content, dates and language of delivery tailored to your team. Al-Khobraa is an approved HRDF (Hadaf) provider, so eligible Saudi employers can seek training support. Contact us for a quotation.

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