With any successful company, leadership transitions are inevitable—and without a strategic succession plan in place, these changes can disrupt operations, erode morale and worse. This presentation explores succession planning as a critical component of organizational resilience and long-term success, including how to build a robust talent pipeline, address skills gaps and prepare future leaders across a multigenerational workforce. With these best practices, company leaders can help ensure continuity, preserve institutional knowledge and position their organizations for growth and innovation today and for the future.

SHRM/HRCI Learning Objectives:

• Understand the business risks of inadequate succession planning and why good planning is essential for continued company success.

• Identify common challenges—including skills gaps, lack of internal candidates and generational dynamics—and ways to overcome them.

• Learn best practices for implementing a formal succession plan, from defining critical roles to creating contingency strategies.

• Explore factors that help develop and retain future leaders, including tailored development plans, mentorship and cross-functional experience.

• Discover how to leverage data, technology and workforce insights to monitor readiness and adapt succession strategies to evolving business needs.

Speaker: Savanah Crawford

Savanah Crawford is the Branch Director in Norfolk for Robert Half, the world’s first and largest talent solutions firm. She has been with the firm for 9 years and oversees the direct hire and contract accounting & finance and administrative & customer support practice groups. Savanah started her Robert Half career in Richmond as a Talent Manager, before being promoted to the Norfolk Branch Director in 2016. Prior to Robert Half, she started her career in sales with Verizon in Richmond, Virginia, and Albany, New York.

Savanah is passionate about partnering with Hampton Roads clients and job seekers to support them in their search and meet their hiring needs. Savanah holds a bachelor's degree in communications from James Madison University. She is a proud mother of two boys and outside of work, she can usually be found on the baseball field cheering them on.

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Meeting Agenda:

11:30am - Doors Open for Lunch & Networking 

11:40am - Chapter Announcements

11:50am - Sponsor Announcement

12:00pm - Presentation begins

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Thank you to our sponsor!