How to Make Succession Planning Effective | 813

“One-third of your time as a leader should be spent training your replacement.” — Dave Lorenzo

What You’ll Discover Today:
Succession planning is often buried in corporate-speak and theory. But if you want to increase your business value and protect your legacy, you need a practical, repeatable approach that actually works. In this episode, Dave Lorenzo gives you a blueprint based on real-world experience as a hotel executive and growth consultant to family businesses.

Key Topics Discussed:
  • Why theoretical succession plans fail
  • How to outline a job role for effective training
  • Using a daily checklist to boost accountability
  • The simple time-tracking method that builds better systems
  • How to turn calendar data into a training curriculum
  • Why every manager should spend one-third of their time training others
  • The direct link between succession planning and business valuation
  • How Exit Success Lab builds leadership pipelines with every client
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Call to Action:
Spend one-third of your time preparing your successor. It’s the single most valuable investment you can make in your business. Subscribe to the show, leave a review, and forward this episode to another family business owner today.
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