You are a recently appointed CEO/CAO of a government organization. You have been told that a rapidly aging
workforce is a major challenge to your agency, and that if left unaddressed – the agency is expected to
experience adverse consequences as the result of expected losses in expertise across several key
departments. You have been asked to do the following:
1) Present a brief summary of the use of succession planning in government organizations at the local, state,
or federal levels;
2) Identify, assess, and recommend three resources that examine succession planning in government
organizations; and
3) Present five (5) best practices for succession planning in government organizations
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