Succession plans that stretch into the distant future may not bring much clarity. In fact, they may work against you, killing your willingness and ability to act. Here is some advice on how to overcome the paralysis of succession anxiety disorder.
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.
Pulse of the Industry: 2020 Midyear Study
We surveyed the G2 Leadership Institute community of firms on where they currently stand halfway through 2020. Check out the key takeaways from our latest report on the Pulse of the Industry.
G2 Scholarships Aim to Increase Diversity in Industry Leadership
There are many talented people from underrepresented groups who could be contributing to the future of leadership in the advisory industry. G2 scholarships help eliminate the financial barriers to program participation by providing full tuition and accommodation.
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.
Best Practices in a Crisis
We believe that there is a lot of power in learning from each other, and so we reached out to current and former participants of the G2 Leadership Institute to crowdsource their best practices for managing a crisis.
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.
Communicating in a Crisis
In the second installment of our Crisis Management webcast series, Philip Palaveev examines the best strategies for communicating difficult news to clients and employees during a crisis.
Speaking in a Storm
Communicating during times of crisis requires a very thoughtful approach and presents additional pressure and challenges on a leader to find the right words and the right tone of voice to deliver the bad news but still reassure both clients and team members.