Prince William quits job, highlighting importance of succession planning

Sometimes the demands of one aspect of your job can cause discrepancies, leaving you feeling like you’re fighting a losing battle. But what if your job wasn’t something that you had any control over, but rather something that was expected of you?

Prince William recently announced that he would be quitting his career as an Air Ambulance pilot to assume full-time royal duties – The Metro reports. Prince William will move to London this year for son, and future King, Prince George to begin school.   

This follows reports that the Queen will be handing over some of her duties to Prince William, in order to plan for an easy succession. An issue which is prevalent in HR, though often neglected, is the importance of securing a succession plan between leaders.

Last year, 74% of HR leaders labelled succession planning as their biggest concern. The report, commissioned by Lumesse, interviewed over 840 senior HR leaders, and found that the majority of them claimed that succession planning was the biggest threat to their business in the coming 12 months.