The old military saying "fail to plan, plan to fail" is particularly pertinent when it comes to succession planning. Failing to idenfity successors to cover roles crucial to the business can have wide-ranging consequences - not least, being unable to respond quickly to the volatile economic landscape we currently find ourselves in.

IRS is conducting research in this area, and aims to identify the characteristics of an effective succession planning process.

The research is confidential, and shouldn't take longer than 10 mins or so to complete. There's a complimentary copy of the full research report in it if you take part.