Succession Plan, Selecting, and Training for Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

UNIT III- succession plan for an employee
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Critical knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs)
* In the succession planning for the position of the CEO of CBS, a mass media company, there is focus on knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA) to identify the most suited for the position. Knowledge is essential and the CEO ought to know about effective administration and management, knowledge on communication and media, knowledge of personnel service, knowledge on sales and marketing.
* The required skill include good decision making skills, which influence actions, speaking skills, management skills, communication skills, social perceptiveness, media skills, PR skills, Negotiation, time management, writing skills, persuasion skills, exercising active listening.
* The CEO ought to have the ability to communicate effectively, maintain effective professional relationships, handle difficult situations, delegate work to others and ability to provide clear instructions and follow other instructions.
Selecting and training for KSAs
To meet the needs of the firm, the CEO should be qualified with the right knowledge, skills and abilities. The firm will select those who have the required KSAs leaders and managers are already evaluated based on their previous experiences and performances. A job analysis will provide insights on whether the selected individuals fit in with the firm’s culture. Competent leaders not only have the appropriate knowledge and skills and knowledge, but also their abilities to use them to respond to situations and solve problems (Salter et al., 2017). There is better capacity to respond to situations and integrate solutions when the CEO has the required KSAs, this affects pr...