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Workshop

Succession Planning: Why do we wait until it's too late?

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Feb. 4, 2027 | 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

If one of your key employees gave notice tomorrow, would you know what knowledge, relationships, and responsibilities would leave with them?

Employee departures and retirements shouldn’t catch an organization by surprise. This half-day workshop explores practical approaches to succession planning that help organizations prepare for transitions before they happen. Participants will examine strategies for mentoring, and intentional onboarding that build organizational knowledge and strengthen the talent pipeline. The workshop will also address planned succession for key positions, helping organizations identify critical roles, develop future leaders, and create greater continuity across generations.

By attending this session, you will gain the skills to:

Build your internal talent pipeline
Capture knowledge before it walks out the door
Prepare for retirements without making assumptions about age
Create more organizational resilience.

You will leave the workshop with the information to begin identifying your company's own critical roles, knowledge vulnerabilities, and practical next steps, not simply learn succession-planning theory.

Registration

The fee for this workshop is $150.00.

Registration will close on Jan. 28th, 2027 at 11:59 p.m.

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Speaker Information

Margie Banach, M.S. Ed., is an experienced coach and mentor with more than three decades of advising and assisting executive level problem-solving and decision-making. Her executive leadership acumen and keen insights have helped her lead high-performing teams while serving in a number of demanding roles in both the public and private sectors. Her crisis management, leadership and problem-solving skills also were honed, as Margie supported various complex military activities. Margie's state-level leadership and advocacy for education in Hawaii extended to the Joint Venture Education Forum with John Hopkins University, and to the U.S. Department of Education.

Learn more about Margie's background here.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to identify critical roles, assess organizational talent, and apply practical succession planning strategies that strengthen leadership continuity and organizational resilience.

Participants will leave with the knowledge and tools to:

Identify positions critical to organizational success.
Assess current talent and succession risks.
Recognize high-potential employees and developmental needs.
Develop a practical succession planning framework that can be implemented within their organization.

Format

This is a one-day, in-person workshop held at K-State Olathe, which is located at 22201 W. Innovation Drive, Olathe, KS 66061.