Managing the Future: Why Some Ontario Municipalities Are Not Engaging in Succession Planning

Human Resources

Succession planning is particularly important in government, if only because public sector employees tend to retire earlier than those in the private sector. But a study of 34 Ontario municipalities shows that senior municipal leaders are paying lip service to succession planning, mostly because other issues seem more pressing.

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