Welcome!

What is succession planning?

Succession planning is a deliberate, whole-system strategy that engages the organization in an effort to ensure leadership continuity in key positions, to retain intellectual and knowledge capital for the future and foster development of the organization and its members. This is organization development.

Succession plans include all the thinking, planning, preparations and activities that take place in anticipation of and before the announcement of a leader’s definite departure.

Transition planning contains all the thinking, planning, preparations and activities that take place immediately following the announcement of a leader’s departure as of a given date. This is a function of human resources.

What we do

Our organization development consultants assist three types of corporations — nonprofits organizations, charitanle corporations and family businesses   — to identify and address a variety of different challenges linked to leadership continuity. We have developed and deliver a long list of useful hard and soft skills training programs that contribute to the improved efficiency and effectiveness of work— but we are best known for our work as succession planners.

Our Integrated approach to succession planning includes:

  • Change management
  • Leadership development
  • Strategy implementation
  • Organization assessment
  • Remedial team building
  • Conflict resolution
  • Interpersonal skills development
  • Strategic job and role planning

Our primary clients are founders, families, partners, boards of directors and their chief executive officers and executive directors where succession-planning issues are the primary concern.

We can help you analyze your challenges and chart new courses.
 
We can help you by facilitating processes that enable your people to face their resistance and move past it.
 
We can help you by designing and delivering training solutions that equip your people for success moving forward.
 
Please contact Make Things Happen for a complimentary consultation to see how we might contribute to your success.
 

Change is never easy for individuals, families, partners, and nonprofit and charitable organizations — and a qualified organization development consultant can help you Make Things Happen! Where succession planning is easier than worrying about it.


 
We're going to the Kootenay Valley
in British Columbia!!
 

Our 11 day tour, from October 27 to November 6, is sponsored by Kootenay Boundary Community Services Co-operative. The Co-op serves as a "hub" for non-profits to gather and share information, engage in professional development and join efforts to improve the quality of life in rural communities. The Emergency Leadership Planning workshop will be offered on two dates, October 29 and November 6.

Click here for more information about their workshops.


 
Become Licensed to deliver Make Things Happen Programs for Nonprofit Corporations

The Kootenay Boundary Community Services Co-operative, known as the Koop, is the first nonprofit to become licensed to deliver the Make Things Happen suite of training for foundations, nonprofit and charity corporations:
  • Exit Right ®: Integrated Succession Planning for Nonprofit Corporations
  • Exit Right ®: Emergency Leadership Planning for Nonprofit Corporations, and
  • Exit Right ® Succession Planning for Staff Positions
Please inquire about how your nonprofit agency, co-operative or association can become licensed to deliver these programs to your membership.

Make Things Happen Limited is a second-generation management consultancy devoted to succession planning and leadership transition for nonprofit and charitable corporations and family businesses. This is accomplished through organization development consulting, facilitation and training.


 

Rural Ontario Institute Events

There is a variety of events being offered by the Rural Ontario Institute during 2012. See More