THE STRATEGY SUITE
Ready-To-Use Planning Tools
Your go-to spot for practical, no-fluff tools to kickstart your succession planning.
Welcome to The Strategy Suite!
Whether you're mapping career paths, planning leadership development for the year, or preparing to hire your next senior leader, these free downloads will help you move from ideas to action. Start building a stronger pipeline today—one simple step at a time.
Three Steps to Develop Career Paths for Your Organization
Career paths are incredibly useful tools for organizational strength and growth. You can unlock the solution to many HR problems, such as recruitment, retention, talent development, and succession planning, through the development of career paths.
Use this list to start a conversation with your leadership team.
What does a leader look like in this organization?
Starter List of Leadership Behaviors
10 Questions To Ask When Interviewing for Senior Leader Roles
Don’t settle for surface-level answers. This download offers 10 thoughtful, behavior-based interview questions that reveal how a candidate leads, mentors, and makes strategic decisions—ideal for senior and executive-level roles.
Every single organization that neglects to do succession planning does so for one of two reasons: they don’t know where to begin or they feel it is an overwhelming task. This 12-month planner is intended to conquer those obstacles and provide a process that you can implement in a logical order.
12 Month Succession Planning Calendar
23 Questions to Ask Your CEO Before You Start Succession Planning
Before launching any succession planning initiative, you need clarity from the top. This guide gives HR leaders the exact questions that uncover your CEO’s intentions, timeline, priorities, and expectations—so you can design a succession strategy that aligns with reality, not assumptions. A must-have conversation framework for starting the process the right way.
How to Choose & Vet the Right Coach for a Leader
Give your leaders the support they actually need. This guide walks you through a clear, practical process for sourcing, evaluating, and selecting the right executive coach—so every coaching engagement drives measurable growth and supports your succession strategy. Perfect for HR pros who want to make confident, informed coaching decisions.