Succession & Workforce Continuity Lab for Manufacturers – North

9/16/26

Program Description:

Manufacturers across the region are facing a significant operational risk: institutional knowledge leaving faster than it is being transferred. This highly interactive workshop helps business owners, operations leaders, HR professionals, and plant managers identify critical role vulnerabilities, strengthen leadership continuity, and build practical succession strategies that protect productivity, customer relationships, and workforce stability. Rather than theoretical planning, participants work through guided exercises to begin building their own succession and workforce continuity framework during the session.

The workshop combines strategic workforce planning, leadership development, retention strategy, and operational continuity into a practical roadmap that can immediately transfer back into the workplace.

Participants Leave With:

• Critical role risk identification framework
• Leadership bench strength mapping tool
• Knowledge transfer planning template
• High-potential employee identification criteria
• 90-day succession action roadmap
• Workforce continuity discussion guide for leadership teams

Learning Objectives:

• Identify operational and leadership vulnerabilities that place continuity at risk
• Evaluate current bench strength across critical business functions
• Develop strategies to retain and transfer institutional knowledge
• Build practical succession pathways for key leadership and technical roles
• Create actionable workforce continuity plans aligned to business growth goals
• Strengthen leadership readiness at supervisory and mid-management levels
• Establish measurable next steps to support long-term organizational stability

Ideal Audience: Owners, presidents, operations leaders, plant managers, HR leaders, and emerging leadership teams.