Business Record Iowa

Succession Planning

• May 8, 2020

  Account for Unseen Emergencies When Succession Planning

  This pandemic may provide a different lens to view your organization. 

• Mar 13, 2020

  The Technical Side of Succession Planning

  Understanding how technology brings value to your organization is key to creating an active and healthy succession plan. 

• Dec 13, 2019

  Add Some Certainty to Your Succession Plan

  Adding an executive health program to your succession planning is just another investment in a competitive executive benefits package—and in the future success of your company.

• Nov 8, 2019

  Communication, No Assumptions Key to Succession Planning

  The key factors revolve around communication and not assuming.

• Sep 13, 2019

  For Business Succession, Planning is Everything

  While the timing of succession is not always controllable, starting a succession plan does not need to be overly complex or exceedingly costly.

• Aug 9, 2019

  Questions to Consider When Developing a Succession Plan

  Consider these two questions before jumping into the succession planning process.

• Apr 12, 2019

  Selling Your Company? Look to Your Employees as Potential Buyers

  I am often approached by business owners that are starting to think about selling their business.

• Mar 8, 2019

  Create Next Generation Leaders by Taking Action Today

  Planning for the future of your organization involves developing a culture that builds future leaders.

• Jan 11, 2019

  Building Business Value: Strengthen and Harvest Your Company While Leaving a Lasting Legacy

  Business owners often ask us how to plan for their exit by building business value while keeping in control until they’ve achieved their financial goals.

• Dec 14, 2018

  The Missing Ingredient in Your Company’s Succession Plan

  Most succession plans focus on leadership and development but stop short in one important area: health.

• Nov 9, 2018

  Knowledge Transfer is a Critical Part of M&D Leadership Succession Planning and Preparation

  How do business owners replace key leaders (and capture their expertise) who will be walking out their doors in the next few years?

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  Oct 12, 2018

  Getting Started on Family Business Succession

  Inattention to succession planning is a substantial problem for many family businesses, so get the ball rolling today to increase the likelihood of a successful succession.

• Sep 14, 2018

  Build Business Value Through Succession Planning

  Succession planning and using technology to grow value drivers goes far beyond the concept of leaving the business in that the process addresses various issues that can positively affect the business’s value, cash flow and overall operational performance.

• Aug 10, 2018

  Succession Planning for Software Systems

  Just like with a business, you need to plan for the life cycle of any proprietary software systems you use. 

• Jun 1, 2018

  Growing and Harvesting Value

  Personal, financial and business needs have to be thoroughly planned and complementary to effectively create the environment where harvests can take place now and into the future.

• May 11, 2018

  No Time Like the Present

  Working through the tough succession planning issues will increase the value of your company, provide peace of mind (in the long term) and maximize the chances that your goals are actually achieved.

• Apr 13, 2018

  Plant the Tree Yesterday

  It’s been said that the best time to plant a tree is yesterday, and the same holds true for succession planning

• Mar 9, 2018

  The Three Key Components of Succession Planning

  With a keen eye on the future, many organizations are seeking to identify candidates for a succession pool and provide leadership training to ensure the next generation of leaders is equipped with the skills, knowledge and competencies to successfully guide the business in the future.

• Feb 9, 2018

  Building Your Company’s Legacy Through Succession Planning

  You most likely followed a proven process, mixed in with your own creative problem solving, to build a successful business. The same adherence to process that applies to starting and running a successful business applies to a building a successful business succession plan and maintaining your legacy.

• Jan 12, 2018

  Are You Working on the Business...or Just in the Business?

  No one knows what tomorrow will bring. Now is the time to plan for your transition.