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PurposeAims to focus on the issue of succession planning.Design/methodology/approachProvides some practical pointers that organisations should do to improve the efficacy of their succession planning processes.FindingsThese include making sponsorship a more open and managed process; stop putting people into boxes; adopt a more systemic view of performance; and continually re‐examine the qualities and experience required for significant roles.Originality/valueOutlines how the integration of succession planning with both coaching and mentoring is an inevitable outcome of the modern organisation's need to manage its talent pool.