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How to Make Succession Planning Effective | 813

Author
Dave Lorenzo
Published
Tue 20 May 2025
Episode Link
https://share.transistor.fm/s/e046e711

“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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