The intent of the project is to help identify career development objectives and opportunities for all employees who are interested in advancing their careers at SACOG. This project was initially conceived because all of the executive staff have reached or will soon reach the point of being eligible to retire and three of the five are already past the normal retirement age. The scope of this consultant assistance has been expanded, however, beyond the traditional concept of succession planning to include career planning assistance for all interested staff, whether or not they would be likely candidates for executive leadership.