Succession Planning: Great Strategy, Who's Going to Implement? What Happens When Your Talent Can't Deliver on the Strategy?

Sable Ryan 
Instructor: Sable Ryan 
Date: Thursday February 12, 2026
Time:

12:00 PM PST | 03:00 PM EST

Duration: 60 Minutes
Webinar Id: 25526

Price Details

Live Webinar
$150. One Attendee
$290. Unlimited Attendees
Recorded Webinar
$190. One Attendee
$390. Unlimited Attendees
Combo Offers   (Live + Recorded)
$289 $340   One Attendee
$599 $680   Unlimited Attendees

Unlimited Attendees: Any number of participants

Recorded Version: Unlimited viewing for 6 months (Access information will be emailed 24 hours after the completion of live webinar)

Overview:

Succession planning is more than just backfilling roles it's about aligning your future leaders with your future strategy.

But what happens when your current pipeline lacks the skills, mindset, or readiness to carry your organization forward?

In this session, executive coach and former global HR leader Sable Ryan walks you through a strategic approach to succession planning when your existing talent isn't enough. You'll learn how to audit your pipeline, identify critical capability gaps, and create a development plan that aligns with your long-term vision.

Perfect for HR leaders, department heads, and senior executives ready to future-proof their teams and prevent leadership stalls before they happen.

Areas Covered in the Session:

  • Evaluate the readiness of their current talent pipeline against organizational strategy and future business needs
  • Identify the top 3 succession risk types (e.g., legacy loyalty bias, over-promoting high performers, and misaligned skill sets)
  • Develop a capability-aligned succession strategy that includes re-skilling, cross-functional exposure, and culture-fit mapping

Who Will Benefit:

  • HR Managers
  • DEI Officers
  • Compliance Professionals
  • Department Heads
  • Employee Relations Specialists
  • Legal & Risk Teams

Speaker Profile
Sable Ryan With over 20 years of experience shaping people strategies across the public and private sectors, Sable Ryan is a recognized leader in HR transformation and executive coaching. She has lived and worked in four countries across two continents, partnering with global leaders to build inclusive, high-performing teams and future-ready organizations.

Sable holds a Master’s in Strategic and Functional Human Resources and is an executive coach through Georgetown Transformation Leadership Coaching program.

Her career includes pivotal roles as an HR professional at Delta Airlines, Strategic Advisor at USAID, and consultant for the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia—where she spearheaded initiatives to modernize HR practices and elevate organizational culture.

A Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women scholar and nominee for the Yale Executive Women’s Visiting Program, Sable combines business acumen with a deep commitment to leadership development. She equips leaders and HR professionals with the tools to drive equitable performance management, succession planning, and organizational growth through the power of their people.

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