title: Nurse manager succession planning: a concept analysis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The current nursing leadership pipeline is inadequate and demands strategic succession planning methods. This article provides concept clarification regarding nurse manager succession planning.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Attributes common to succession planning include organizational commitment and resource allocation, proactive and visionary leadership approach, and a mentoring and coaching environment. Strategic planning, current and future leadership analysis, high-potential identification, and leadership development are succession planning antecedents. Consequences of succession planning are improved leadership and organizational culture continuity, and increased leadership bench strength.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Health care has failed to strategically plan for future leadership. Developing a strong nursing leadership pipeline requires deliberate and strategic succession planning.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern Indiana College of Nursing and Health Professions, Evansville, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Titzer
authors.forename: Maria R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Shirey
mesh_terms: D003210:Concept Formation; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008611:Mentors; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: Leadership bench strength; leadership continuity; nurse manager; succession planning