Event Details
Bench Planning - Critical Role Development
| Date: | April 16, 2026, 9:00am |
| Organizer: | SSCHRA |
| Location: | https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/FKM8XycTQCG0Dh1_aSEELw |
| Price: | FREE |
| Event Type: | Webinar |
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Speaker: Jamaal Phillips
Bench Planning - Critical Role Development equips HR professionals with the tools and frameworks needed to identify high-impact roles, assess bench strength and readiness, and build accelerated development pathways to strengthen bench strength, reduce organizational risk, and accelerate capability. This session blends research-backed strategies with practical tools that can be used immediately to strengthen your talent bench.
Learning Objectives
- Critical role identification is the foundation of bench planning. Focus on roles with high impact, high complexity, or high difficulty to replace not just leadership roles.
- Readiness assessments must be simple, objective, and consistently applied. Use readiness levels (Now / Soon / Later) supported by performance, behavior, and skill indicators.
- Development pathways accelerate readiness and reduce risk. Leverage the 4E model (Experience, Exposure, Education, Evaluation) with structured, time-bound development plans tied to business priorities.



