"In the seminal first edition of Effective Succession Planning, William J. Rothwell warned that businesses that don't take proactive steps to plan for future talent needs at all levels will face certain disruptions, and even disasters, when key employees retire or are lured away by competitors. Since then, the landscape has become even more complicated. Many organizations have already felt the effects of an aging workforce as increasing numbers of experienced employees retire, taking with them not only the capacity to do the work but also the accumulated wisdom they have acquired over the years. This serious loss of valuable institutional memory has made it apparent that no organization can afford to be without a strong succession program. Now in its third edition, Effective Succession Planning is still the most comprehensive and authoritative book on the subject. Updated and expanded to reflect the latest trends and best practices in succession management, the book presents strategies for creating a complete, systematic succession planning program. You'll learn how to: * Identify competencies and clarify values for both planning and managing a succession program. * Plan for and quickly fill crucial vacancies at all levels from top management to sales, administrative, technical, and production positions. * Develop and retain top talent, building and preserving your organization's intellectual capital. * Assess current needs and future resources for seamless succession planning. * Use online and other technology tools to organize and implement succession planning and management programs. This edition includes all-new material reflecting the author's surveys on whole systems transformation; software support packages; tapping retirees to manage succession crises; and more. The book also features a new diagnostic tool to assess specific succession needs, plus illuminating case studies and a CD-ROM with worksheets, assessment tools, and training guides -- everything your organization needs to create, sustain, and evaluate a strong succession planning program."

威廉 J 羅斯維爾博士

美國賓夕法尼亞州立大學教授，人力資源專傢，羅斯維爾谘詢公司總裁。

自1979年至今，他一直全心投入人力資源管理和員工培訓與發展事業，因此，他能把實踐經驗與個人學術和谘詢經曆完美地結閤起來。作為顧問,羅斯維爾博士服務過的客戶在《財富》500強中已超過35傢，包括通用汽車、摩托羅拉、富蘭剋林人壽保險公司等。他的TTT（培訓培訓師）項目贏得摩托羅拉大學和Linkage公司的全球卓越課程奬。

羅斯維爾涉獵廣博，著作等身，已齣版書籍80多本，經典作品有《高效繼任規劃：如何建立卓越人纔梯隊》《超越培訓與發展》《提升在崗培訓》《行動學習指南》《基於能力的人力資源管理》等，其中《高效繼任規劃：如何建立卓越人纔梯隊》被業界稱為人力資源管理的“企業聖經”。

因為在職場學習與績效改進領域的突齣成就，羅斯維爾博士於2012年榮獲美國學習與發展協會（ASTD）唯一頒發的職場學習與績效傑齣貢獻奬（培訓領域的諾貝爾奬）。