Developing the Next Generation of Postal Leaders As the business environment continues to evolve and retirement eligibility becomes a more significant risk, the Postal Service proactively works to strengthen its leadership pipeline. The Postal Service is implementing development strategies to identify, assess and train the next generation of leaders at all levels of the organization. Several important outcomes of the Postal Service’s Talent Management programs were achieved in FY2014, including: In response to restructuring, the Postal Service held a Corporate Succession Planning (CSP) Interim Talent Review to assess the health of successor pools and to identify risks and opportunities. As a result, 93 percent of the critical PCES positions now have at least 1 “Ready Now” Potential Successor and 128 new Potential Successors were added to CSP (an increase of 7.8 percent). To support Individual Development Planning (IDP), centralized funds were dedicated for the development of CSP Potential Successors that are “Ready Now” or “Ready in 2 years” (and/or developing for a position that is a critical need for the organization). Thirty Senior Executive Development Plans (EDPs) were created as a result of participation in the Senior Executive Assessment and Development Center. The Advanced Leadership Program (ALP) business case model was modified to affect higher visibility for the recommended innovative solutions developed by program participants. Prior to being presented to the Executive Leadership Team for possible adoption or continued development, solutions were initially presented to an all Officer panel — exemplifying the notion of “Leaders Teaching Leaders.” To prepare employees for career advancement, learning opportunities are available for managers, executives, officers and senior executives. In FY2014, 442 individuals participated in a leadership development offering. The chart below summarizes participants by program.   Program FY2014 participants Managerial Leadership Program 202 Advanced Leadership Program 62 Executive Foundations 68 Executive Leadership 27 Senior Executive Assessment and Development Center 31