Pulse of the Industry 2021 Midyear Survey

Pulse of the Industry: 2021 Midyear Survey

As we begin to return to a sense of normalcy in the wake of COVID-19, we surveyed the G2 Leadership Institute community of firms on where they currently stand halfway through the year. The results are in, and we invite you to download the full Pulse of the Industry: 2021 Midyear Survey.

Pulse of the Industry: Start of 2021

Understanding how the industry has been impacted by COVID-19 and the accompanying dramatic shifts in behavior, politics and society that we have seen in its wake is crucial as we continue to build our plans for 2021. Toward this effort, we invite you to explore the results of our most recent Pulse of the Industry survey.

Survival of the Happiest

Financial advisors are exceptionally talented at reaching out to clients and asking them how they feel. Unfortunately, we often forget to do the same with our teams. We did a quick survey of advisory firms and found that virtually every single firm had reached out to its clients with multiple letters and phone calls during the pandemic. But almost no CEO penned a letter to employees.

Saving Sick Succession Plans

The likely impact of the COVID-19 crisis is that many firms will abandon their already fragile internal succession plans and seek refuge in the safety of institutional buyers and larger organizations. Founders need to continue trying to save internal succession, even if it’s tempting to give up.

Maintaining Team Morale

In the third episode of our Crisis Management webcast series, Philip Palaveev addresses how G2 leadership can maintain the spirit and optimism of their teams who are experiencing rapid and disorienting changes as their firms adjust to the “new normal” in the wake of COVID-19.