Succession planning (SP) and employee retention (ER) are mutually reinforcing. Meaning effective succession planning leads to employee retention, and that would, in turn, make the succession plan effective. However many organizations at times fail to engage in the activities that enhance their employee retention. This leads to employees’ turnover, ageing workforce, mismatch of skills, shortage of relevant skills and stagnation of staff. The general objective of this study will be to establi...