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12/27/2018 1 Taking Inventory of Management and Financial Processes Taking Your Business to the Next Level Dick Wittman, Wittman Consulting 1 Agenda – Putting Concepts into Practice Review key elements of governance & financial processes Score yourself on progress in implementation Re-prioritize commitment and paths for knowledge building and process improvement Review Proficiency Test & Process Improvement Checklists…map out plan for implementing changes! Free Downloads: www.wittmanconsulting.com 2 Management System/Personnel Management Proficiencies ’01 – ’17 Range AVE 2018 Mission, Vision, Values defined 22 – 56 37 30 History documented 17 – 59 43 47 Goals and Objectives documented 13 – 44 29 20 Operating Plan and Cashflow Budget compiled annually 38 – 63 47 44 Strategic Plan in place that periodically addresses strategic issues 16 – 41 29 36 Written Job Descriptions/Division of Responsibility in place 18 – 44 35 38 Personnel & Operating Policies written & distributed 18 – 46 33 28 Standard Operating Procedures documented-repetitive duties 11 – 41 24 17 Compensation program matched to market rates 25 – 51 39 45 Performance Appraisals done regularly 12 – 37 25 22 Performance Records shared regularly - key managers, owners 23 – 53 35 20 Hold regular meetings of investors, owners, spouses 26 – 63 48 47 Use technology to access management information 31 – 79 66 65 Put Critical Agreements in writing (buyouts, plans, policies, etc) 24 – 49 36 42 Survey Results* Percent Adoption of Key Farm Management Proficiencies *Surveys administered to participants of TEPAP Program <1/3 set goals & strategic plans, <1/3% formalize duty statements 1/4 do performance appraisals; 40% share records regularly 20% have SOPs Financial Management Proficiencies TEPAP ‘01-‘17 AVE 2018 Financial records updated and circulated monthly 44 68 53 45 Balance sheets & income statements prepared annually (12/31 basis) 89 100 96 98 Balance sheets reflect cost and market values & deferred tax liability 32 75 52 50 Income statements calculate cash (tax) and accrual net income 48 80 65 70 Audit systems in place to assure financial statement integrity 36 73 59 55 Profit and Cost Center performance is tracked on at least annual basis 30 60 46 42 Budget Projections and Performance reports are used regularly 38 58 50 48 Field or livestock records complete and accessible to unit managers 49 70 59 68 Key performance measures (ratios) reviewed at least annually 13 43 28 18 Policies for owner investments and withdrawals defined and followed 7 28 18 21 Policies for dividing earnings (owners vs labor/mgmt) clearly defined 9 39 25 21 Capital Investment Analysis tools understood & accessible 25 49 34 30 Partial Budget techniques understood and utilized regularly 29 48 38 29 ONLY 1/2 do cashflow budgets & track profit/cost centers …1/4 track key ratios < 1/5 have policy for dividing earnings & withdrawing capital Survey Results Percent Adoption of Key Farm Management Proficiencies

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Page 1: 1 Taking Inventory of Management and Financial Processes

12/27/20

18 1

Taki

ng In

vent

ory

of M

anag

emen

t an

d Fi

nanc

ial P

roce

sses

Taki

ng Y

our

Bus

ines

s to

the

Nex

t Lev

elD

ick

Wit

tman

, Wit

tman

Con

sult

ing

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da–

Putt

ing

Conc

epts

int

o Pr

acti

ce

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evie

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lem

ents

of g

over

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fina

ncia

l pro

cess

es

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your

self

on p

rogr

ess

in im

plem

enta

tion

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e-pr

iori

tize

com

mit

men

t and

pat

hs fo

r kn

owle

dge

build

ing

and

proc

ess

impr

ovem

ent

Rev

iew

Pro

ficie

ncy

Test

& P

roce

ss I

mpr

ovem

ent

Che

cklis

ts…

map

out

pla

n fo

r im

plem

enti

ng c

hang

es!

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e D

own

load

s: w

ww

.wit

tman

con

sult

ing.

com

2

Man

agem

ent S

yste

m/P

erso

nnel

Man

agem

ent P

rofic

ienc

ies

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– ’1

7 Ra

nge

AVE

2018

M

issi

on, V

isio

n, V

alue

s de

fined

22

– 5

6 37

30

H

isto

ry d

ocum

ente

d 17

– 5

9 43

47

G

oals

and

Obj

ectiv

es d

ocum

ente

d 13

– 4

4 29

20

O

pera

ting

Plan

and

Cas

hflo

w B

udge

t com

pile

d an

nual

ly

38 –

63

47

44

Stra

tegi

c Pl

an in

pla

ce th

at p

erio

dica

lly a

ddre

sses

stra

tegi

c is

sues

16

– 4

1 29

36

W

ritte

n Jo

b D

escr

iptio

ns/D

ivis

ion

of R

espo

nsib

ility

in p

lace

18

– 4

4 35

38

Pe

rson

nel &

Ope

ratin

g Po

licie

s w

ritte

n &

dist

ribut

ed

18 –

46

33

28

Stan

dard

Ope

ratin

g Pr

oced

ures

doc

umen

ted-

repe

titiv

e du

ties

11 –

41

24

17

Com

pens

atio

n pr

ogra

m m

atch

ed to

mar

ket r

ates

25

– 5

1 39

45

Pe

rform

ance

App

rais

als

done

regu

larly

12

– 3

7 25

22

Pe

rform

ance

Rec

ords

sha

red

regu

larly

- ke

y m

anag

ers,

ow

ners

23

– 5

3 35

20

H

old

regu

lar m

eetin

gs o

f inv

esto

rs, o

wne

rs, s

pous

es

26 –

63

48

47

Use

tech

nolo

gy to

acc

ess

man

agem

ent i

nfor

mat

ion

31 –

79

66

65

Put C

ritic

al A

gree

men

ts in

writ

ing

(buy

outs

, pla

ns, p

olic

ies,

etc

) 24

– 4

9 36

42

Su

rvey

Res

ults

*Pe

rcen

t Ado

ptio

n of

Key

Far

m M

anag

emen

t Pro

ficie

ncie

s

*Sur

veys

adm

inist

ered

to p

artic

ipan

ts o

f TEP

AP P

rogr

am

<1/3

set

goa

ls &

stra

tegi

c pl

ans,

<1/

3% fo

rmal

ize

duty

sta

tem

ents

1/4

do p

erfo

rman

ce a

ppra

isal

s; 4

0% s

hare

reco

rds

regu

larly

20%

hav

e SO

Ps

Fina

ncia

l Man

agem

ent P

rofic

ienc

ies

TEPA

P ‘0

1-‘1

7 AV

E 20

18

Fina

ncia

l rec

ords

upd

ated

and

circ

ulat

ed m

onth

ly

44 –

68

53

45

Bala

nce

shee

ts &

inco

me

stat

emen

ts p

repa

red

annu

ally

(12/

31 b

asis

) 89

– 1

00

96

98

Bala

nce

shee

ts re

flect

cos

t and

mar

ket v

alue

s &

defe

rred

tax

liabi

lity

32 –

75

52

50

Inco

me

stat

emen

ts c

alcu

late

cas

h (ta

x) a

nd a

ccru

al n

et in

com

e 48

– 8

0 65

70

Au

dit s

yste

ms

in p

lace

to a

ssur

e fin

anci

al s

tate

men

t int

egrit

y 36

– 7

3 59

55

Pr

ofit

and

Cos

t Cen

ter p

erfo

rman

ce is

trac

ked

on a

t lea

st a

nnua

l bas

is

30 –

60

46

42

Budg

et P

roje

ctio

ns a

nd P

erfo

rman

ce re

ports

are

use

d re

gula

rly

38 –

58

50

48

Fiel

d or

live

stoc

k re

cord

s co

mpl

ete

and

acce

ssib

le to

uni

t man

ager

s 49

– 7

0 59

68

Ke

y pe

rform

ance

mea

sure

s (ra

tios)

revi

ewed

at l

east

ann

ually

13

– 4

3 28

18

Po

licie

s fo

r ow

ner i

nves

tmen

ts a

nd w

ithdr

awal

s de

fined

and

follo

wed

7

– 28

18

21

Po

licie

s fo

r div

idin

g ea

rnin

gs (o

wne

rs v

s la

bor/m

gmt)

clea

rly d

efin

ed

9 –

39

25

21

Cap

ital I

nves

tmen

t Ana

lysi

s to

ols

unde

rsto

od &

acc

essi

ble

25 –

49

34

30

Parti

al B

udge

t tec

hniq

ues

unde

rsto

od a

nd u

tiliz

ed re

gula

rly

29 –

48

38

29

ON

LY 1

/2 d

o ca

shflo

w b

udge

ts &

trac

k pr

ofit/

cost

cen

ters

…1/

4 tra

ck k

ey ra

tios

< 1/

5 ha

ve p

olic

y fo

r div

idin

g ea

rnin

gs &

with

draw

ing

capi

tal

Surv

ey R

esul

tsPe

rcen

t Ado

ptio

n of

Key

Far

m M

anag

emen

t Pro

ficie

ncie

s

Page 2: 1 Taking Inventory of Management and Financial Processes

12/27/20

18 2

Mar

ketin

g an

d R

isk

Man

agem

ent P

rofic

ienc

ies

TEPA

P Pa

rtici

pant

s AV

E 20

18

Inve

ntor

y to

mar

ket i

s de

fined

wel

l in

adva

nce

of

mar

ketin

g 56

– 8

5 71

53

Mar

ket T

arge

ts a

re e

stab

lishe

d ba

sed

on k

now

n Br

eak

Even

Poi

nt, C

ost o

f Pro

duct

ion,

& C

ash

Flow

requ

irem

ents

44 –

75

57

72

Forw

ard

cont

ract

s, h

edgi

ng, a

nd o

ptio

n to

ols

are

unde

rsto

od &

util

ized

regu

larly

54

– 8

2 68

62

Cro

p In

sura

nce

prov

ides

bal

ance

d pr

otec

tion-

ha

il, fi

re, a

ll ris

k 67

– 9

6 82

83

Liab

ility

insu

ranc

e co

vers

bal

ance

of r

isks

liabi

lity,

hea

lth, e

nviro

nmen

tal e

xpos

ures

75

– 9

7 86

85

Alm

ost 1

/2 m

arke

t pro

duct

ion

with

no

idea

of p

rodu

ctio

n co

st!

Wou

ld y

ou lo

an m

oney

or i

nves

t in

an in

dust

ry th

at g

ets

a flu

nkin

g gr

ade

in c

ore

man

agem

ent p

rofic

ienc

ies?

Surv

ey R

esul

tsPe

rcen

t Ado

ptio

n of

Key

Far

m M

anag

emen

t Pro

ficie

ncie

s

Job

Des

crip

tion

s

Str

ateg

ic P

lan

s

SO

Ps

Pol

icie

sMan

agem

ent

Sys

tem

Mis

sion

Bu

dge

ts

Per

form

ance

Eva

luat

ion

s

Con

trol

Sys

tem

s

Rat

io A

nal

ysis

Wh

at is

a M

anag

emen

t Au

dit

? (T

EP

AP

alu

m s

tory

)

Tod

ay w

e’ll

pu

t ou

r “M

anag

emen

t En

gin

e” in

the

shed

for

a ch

eck-

up

!6

Repo

rt C

ard

Scor

ing

Prot

ocol

–Se

e H

ando

ut•

Is b

est m

anag

emen

t pra

ctic

e in

pla

ce?

–Y/

N▫

If a

nsw

er is

YE

S –

H

ow a

ffec

ting

pro

fess

iona

l clim

ate

or c

ultu

re

Wha

t str

ateg

ies

help

ed y

ou g

et th

is in

pla

ce▫

If a

nsw

er is

NO

Obs

tacl

es k

eepi

ng y

ou fr

om fi

nish

line

O

ppor

tuni

ties

for

your

bus

ines

s if

impl

emen

ted

•To

pic

spec

ific

issu

es –

uniq

ue to

eac

h be

st

man

agem

ent p

ract

ice

7

Establish

 Miss

ion, Vision

, Core Va

lues

Organ

ize/D

ivide 

Respon

sibility

Commun

icate &

Coordina

te Effo

rts

Mea

sure

Performan

ce

Plan

Implem

ent

Plan

Establish

 Con

trols

Adjust Plan

Man

agem

ent

System

Mod

elSet P

olicies 

& SOPs

8

Page 3: 1 Taking Inventory of Management and Financial Processes

12/27/20

18 3

Mis

sion

and

Cor

e Va

lue

Stat

emen

ts

•On

ly 3

3% o

f ag

busin

esse

s de

fine

this!

•Co

nseq

uenc

es:

Team

can

’t ag

ree/

focu

s on

:▫

Miss

ion

–bu

sines

s pr

oduc

t or s

ervi

ce, p

rimar

y cu

stom

er &

key

obj

ectiv

e▫

Visio

n–

end

poin

t if y

ou s

ucce

ed▫

Valu

es &

Phi

loso

phy

–gr

ound

rule

s

•Pu

t in

writ

ing

and

post

visi

bly

on fa

rm

9

Wit

tman

Far

ms

Mis

sion

Sta

tem

ent

Prod

uce

high

qua

lity

grai

n, li

vest

ock,

ti

mbe

r an

d re

crea

tion

for

U.S

. and

fo

reig

n cu

stom

ers

assu

ring

:

•fa

ir r

ate

of r

etur

non

inve

sted

res

ourc

es

•sa

fe a

ndfu

lfilli

ng e

nvir

onm

ent t

o w

ork

and

live

•su

stai

nabl

e in

com

efo

r fu

ture

gen

erat

ions

.

10

Our

Vis

ion

Our

Mis

sion

Will

Be

Acc

ompl

ishe

d W

hen…

•C

ompl

ete

care

ers

wit

h fin

anci

al s

ecur

ity

and

valu

e ou

r fa

mily

and

bus

ines

s as

soci

atio

ns

•Th

e bu

sine

ss g

row

s, a

dapt

s, a

nd r

emai

ns

finan

cial

ly v

iabl

e

•C

apab

le s

ucce

ssor

s ar

e ca

rryi

ng o

n ou

r he

rita

ge

Sh

ould

this

be

ever

ybod

y’s

goal

Stor

y: fa

ther

& 2

son

s

Wh

at’s

you

r ex

it p

lan

?11

Ope

rati

ng P

hilo

soph

y/Co

re V

alue

s St

atem

ent

(exc

erpt

s)

•St

rive

for

exce

llenc

e•

Be

earl

y ad

apte

rs•

Com

mit

ted

to p

rofe

ssio

nal

man

agem

ent

•O

pen

and

prof

essi

onal

co

mm

unic

atio

n•

Env

iron

men

tally

con

scio

us

met

hods

•Q

ualit

y re

cord

s op

enly

sha

red

12

Page 4: 1 Taking Inventory of Management and Financial Processes

12/27/20

18 4

Com

mon

Con

flic

ts –

Core

Val

ues

•A

lway

s be

lead

ing

edge

…▫

“If a

in’t

brok

e, d

on’t

fix it

”•

Max

imiz

e pr

ofit

s (l

ive

for

toda

y)▫

Max

imiz

e lo

ng-t

erm

eco

nom

ic a

nd e

nvir

onm

enta

l sus

tain

abili

ty

(liv

e fo

r to

mor

row

)•

God

& fa

mily

firs

t▫

Bus

ines

s fir

st; G

od a

nd fa

mily

can

wai

t•

Prof

essi

onal

ism

alw

ays

expe

cted

▫Pr

ofes

sion

alis

m O

K w

hen

I’m “

in th

e m

ood”

•E

very

body

sho

uld

be e

qual

–“E

ntit

lem

ent r

ules

!”▫

Pay

and

posi

tion

sho

uld

be b

ased

on

skill

s an

d pe

rfor

man

ce

13

Establish

 Miss

ion, Vision

, Core Va

lues

Organ

ize/D

ivide 

Respon

sibility

Commun

icate &

Coordina

te Effo

rts

Mea

sure

Performan

ce

Plan

Implem

ent

Plan

Establish

 Con

trols

Adjust Plan

Man

agem

ent

System

Mod

elSet P

olicies 

& SOPs

14

Why

Far

mer

s Do

n’t

Hav

e Ti

me

to F

arm

!

•Pr

oduc

tion

Pla

nnin

g•

Mar

keti

ng P

lann

ing

–73

%•

Fina

ncia

l Pla

nnin

g•

Con

ting

ency

Pla

nnin

g•

Stra

tegi

c Pl

anni

ng -

19%

•M

anpo

wer

Pla

nnin

g•

Succ

essi

on P

lann

ing

•R

etir

emen

t Pla

nnin

g•

Fam

ily P

lann

ing

15

“Sim

plif

y” P

lann

ing

and

Und

erst

and

“Int

er-R

elat

ions

hips

•O

pera

tion

al o

r an

nual

pla

nnin

g▫

Prod

ucti

on P

lan

▫M

arke

ting

Pla

n▫

Cap

ital

pur

chas

es a

nd s

ales

▫D

ebt f

inan

cing

arr

ange

men

ts•

Stra

tegi

cor

long

ran

ge p

lann

ing

16

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12/27/20

18 5

Oper

atin

g Pl

an -

“Wha

t We

Do”

Stra

tegi

c Pl

an“H

ow w

e do

it”

Prod

uctio

n

Mar

ketin

gFi

nanc

ing

Capi

tal P

lan

Grow

th

Succ

essio

nPl

anni

ng

Valu

e-Ad

ded Stra

tegi

cAl

lianc

es

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geSy

stem

Dive

rsifi

catio

n

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Rota

tion

Busin

ess

Stru

ctur

e

Envir

onm

enta

lSt

ewar

dshi

p

WF

Vers

ion-

Mike

Boe

hlje

Stra

tegi

c Th

inkin

g M

odel

Visio

nLo

ng R

ange

Obje

ctive

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ort-t

erm

Goa

ls Actio

n Pl

ans

KRAs

Evalu

ate

Budg

et

Miss

ion

Quali

ty o

f Life

Tech

nolo

gyAd

optio

n

How

man

y ot

her b

lock

s ar

e af

fect

ed?

Gene

tics17

WF

Stra

tegi

c Pl

an

Stra

tegi

c Pl

anni

ng F

ram

ewor

k -

WF

•R

evie

w m

issi

on, v

isio

n &

val

ues

•E

nvir

onm

enta

l ass

essm

ent

•Fi

nanc

ial r

evie

w•

SWO

T an

alys

is/u

pdat

e/re

-pri

orit

izat

ion

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pera

tion

al (S

easo

nal)

Pla

nnin

g R

evie

w▫

Cro

p, li

vest

ock

▫R

epai

rs &

Rep

lace

men

t–M

&E

, Bld

gPr

ojec

ts▫

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serv

atio

n•

Stra

tegi

c Is

sues

Dis

cuss

ion

18

Stra

tegi

c Is

sues

-Di

scus

sion

Tem

plat

e

•St

rate

gic

topi

c•

Cur

rent

sit

uati

on, o

ptio

ns a

nd p

oten

tial

impa

ct

on fu

ture

per

form

ance

(DuP

ont M

odel

)•

Long

ran

ge o

bjec

tive

s•

Stra

tegi

c sh

ift/f

ocus

nex

t 1-2

yea

rs•

Act

ion

plan

for

stra

tegi

c sh

ift▫

Prim

ary

part

y re

spon

sibl

e fo

r le

adin

g ac

tion

pla

n▫

Targ

et d

ates

for

impl

emen

tati

on▫

Res

ourc

e co

mm

itm

ent:

fina

ncia

l, pe

ople

, cap

ital

•Pr

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Page 6: 1 Taking Inventory of Management and Financial Processes

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18 6

Establish

 Miss

ion, Vision

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lues

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ize/D

ivide 

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sibility

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trols

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agem

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olicies 

& SOPs

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sho

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n th

e bu

s, a

nd w

here

do

the

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t? G

ood

to G

reat

by

Jim

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lins

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ow a

re y

ou o

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toda

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Wha

t will

org

aniz

atio

n lo

ok a

fter

tran

siti

on?

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rite

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r fil

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lots

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s, a

bilit

ies,

pas

sion

vs.

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fam

ily; I

’m o

wed

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b”•

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do

you

pass

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bato

n?▫

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y st

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ents

rev

iew

, tim

etab

les

for

tran

siti

on,

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enti

cesh

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trai

ning

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he w

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irm

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s. C

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ss”)

22

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t do

es y

our

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tion

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truc

ture

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like

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e yo

u tr

ied

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24

Page 7: 1 Taking Inventory of Management and Financial Processes

12/27/20

18 7

Is c

aree

r p

ath

ap

par

ent?25

Role

of

Boar

d of

Dir

ecto

rs•

Sett

ing

Polic

ies

•D

eter

min

ing

stra

tegi

c di

rect

ion

•H

irin

g, d

irec

ting

, eva

luat

ion

& c

ompe

nsat

ing

man

agem

ent

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aint

aini

ng fi

nanc

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ontr

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iew

ing

perf

orm

ance

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xerc

isin

g “d

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nce”

26

Job

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ript

ion

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ard

Chai

rman

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licy

revi

ew a

nd r

efin

emen

t•

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stm

ent a

naly

sis

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rate

gic

plan

ning

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irin

g, c

oach

ing,

gro

omin

g su

cces

sors

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rfor

man

ce r

evie

w a

nd fe

edba

ck•

“Ass

isti

ng”

and

“ad

visi

ng”

succ

esso

rs in

day

-to-

day

oper

atio

ns w

itho

ut te

lling

them

wha

t to

do

27

Advi

sors

Can

Pla

y U

sefu

l Rol

es•

Def

inin

g bo

ard

rol

es•

Sett

ing

com

pen

sati

on–

boar

d, C

EO

, “B

lood

fam

ily”

•S

trat

egic

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nn

ing

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wn

ersh

ip tr

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ers

(cap

ital

inje

ctio

ns/w

ithd

raw

als)

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etti

ng in

com

pat

ible

pla

yers

“off

the

bus”

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ham

pio

n fo

r “d

isen

fran

chis

ed”

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rs•

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idin

g fi

nan

cial

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alys

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sion

s•

Ru

nn

ing

effe

ctiv

e m

eeti

ngs

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ard,

fam

ily c

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Tra

nsi

tion

ing

man

agem

entd

utie

s•

Soun

ding

boa

rd fo

r fa

mil

y co

nfl

ict i

ssu

es

28

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18 8

Establish

 Miss

ion, Vision

, Core Va

lues

Organ

ize/D

ivide 

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sibility

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icate &

Coordina

te Effo

rts

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sure

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ce

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ent

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trols

Adjust Plan

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agem

ent

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elSet P

olicies 

& SOPs

29

Are

Polic

ies

Wri

tten

Dow

n?…

Com

mon

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nd M

ines

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ousi

ng

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ompa

ny v

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les

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oom

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rd

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se a

ccou

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mily

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ploy

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usin

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bene

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acat

ions

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k, b

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fam

ilies

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prov

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18 9

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pone

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to k

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in th

e fa

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ines

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ancy

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uire

men

t & s

kills

req

uire

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fore

hir

ing

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cono

mic

cap

acit

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alys

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sup

port

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peri

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rela

ting

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pens

atio

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y an

d pe

rfor

man

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it v

s. p

ater

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iter

ia fo

r hi

ring

and

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ance

men

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min

atio

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amily

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ily

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ners

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licie

s on

pre

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tial

s

“…Po

licy

befo

reth

e ne

ed”

34

Fam

ily B

usin

ess

Inve

stm

ent

and

Equi

ty

Wit

hdra

wal

Pol

icy

Com

pone

nts

of P

olic

y▫

Who

is w

elco

me

to in

vest

in fa

rm/r

anch

?▫

Wai

ting

per

iod

to b

ecom

e an

inve

stor

?▫

Shou

ld e

very

one

be e

qual

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imum

cap

ital

to le

ave

inve

sted

?“C

an

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ver

get

m

y m

oney

ou

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rev

enue

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ring

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to o

wne

rshi

p ra

tios

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pens

atio

n fo

r ex

cess

bal

ance

s?▫

Who

mon

itor

s ca

pita

l bal

ance

com

plia

nce

wit

h le

gal

agre

emen

ts?

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ies…

Aus

tral

ian

& M

onta

na p

artn

ersh

ips

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tman

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debo

ok –

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pter

6 –

Sam

ple

Tem

plat

es)

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Disc

ussi

on:

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of

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isor

in

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rpre

ting

K-1

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riti

cal i

ssue

in g

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hat i

s SO

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r re

view

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cap

ital

acc

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ith

clie

nts?

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gnifi

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e of

cap

ital

acc

ount

bal

ance

?▫

Wit

h ac

crua

l bas

ed in

com

e ta

x sy

stem

s?▫

Wit

h ca

sh b

ased

sys

tem

s w

ith

sign

ifica

nt d

efer

red

inco

me?

36

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18 10

Sam

ple

Polic

y -

Capi

tal I

nves

tmen

t (or

Ret

aine

d Ea

rnin

gs)

and

Capi

tal

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draw

als

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artn

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ips

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S Co

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atio

ns)

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amou

nt o

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ital p

rovi

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capi

tal p

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s a

key

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pone

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et re

venu

e of

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busin

ess

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rs o

r risk

take

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t mem

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tock

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ish a

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st a

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pera

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ng

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stra

ints

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uity

ratio

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row

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ually

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loan

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th

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ket r

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39

Establish

 Miss

ion, Vision

, Core Va

lues

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te Effo

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ent

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Establish

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trols

Adjust Plan

Man

agem

ent

System

Mod

elSet P

olicies 

& SOPs

40

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18 11

Com

mun

icat

ion

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ems

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you:

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gree

on

rule

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r co

mm

unic

atin

g pr

ofes

sion

ally

?

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vest

in u

nder

stan

ding

pe

rson

alit

y st

yles

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oll G

rou

p

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are

reco

rds

open

ly?

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%•

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d R

egul

ar M

eeti

ngs

–St

aff,

Mgm

t, O

wne

rs, F

amily

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2%

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tion

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ders

tand

ings

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%

41

Wha

t’s

your

DiS

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men

sion

?

42

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mun

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ion

& L

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p St

yle

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s

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r2.

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orC

ode

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ting

cul

ture

” in

you

r bu

sine

ss?

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aff m

eeti

ngs

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anag

emen

t mee

ting

s•

Ow

ner

boar

d m

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ngs

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dvis

ory

boar

d m

eeti

ngs

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mily

mee

ting

s•

Fam

ily c

ounc

il m

eeti

ngs

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ion, Vision

, Core Va

lues

Organ

ize/D

ivide 

Respon

sibility

Commun

icate &

Coordina

te Effo

rts

Mea

sure

Performan

ce

Plan

Implem

ent

Plan

Establish

 Con

trols

Adjust Plan

Man

agem

ent

System

Mod

elSet P

olicies 

& SOPs

45

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agem

ent

Cont

rol S

yste

m

Key

Elem

ents

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sive

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ncia

l Rec

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ular

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orm

ance

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s –

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vidu

al &

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rm B

usin

ess

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ngoi

ngTr

aini

ng &

Pro

fess

iona

l Dev

elop

men

t•

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of O

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de A

dvis

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ood

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t and

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rnal

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trol

sys

tem

s

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man

age

wha

t we

mea

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ents

of

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cord

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all

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ircu

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key

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bers

mon

thly

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yrs

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t Ser

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city

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Shar

ing

Fina

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ls w

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Succ

esso

rs

•D

o yo

u un

ders

tand

you

r w

ealt

h po

siti

on?

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nd m

arke

t bas

is; d

efer

red

tax,

etc

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ave

you

shar

ed y

our

posi

tion

wit

h su

cces

sors

?

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yes

, how

did

it g

o?

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no,

wha

t are

you

r fe

ars?

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orie

s of

suc

cess

ful a

ttem

pts…

49

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ing

His

tory

wit

h Su

cces

sors

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o yo

u ha

ve th

is w

ritt

en?

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ey e

vent

s an

d ti

mel

ines

that

sha

ped

your

bus

ines

s jo

urne

y▫

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ners

hip

evol

utio

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pla

yers

that

hav

e co

me

and

gone

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kele

tons

”•

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ue in

suc

cess

ion

plan

ning

pro

cess

▫D

efin

ing

your

“le

gacy

”▫

Bri

efin

g do

cum

ent f

or o

utsi

ders

50

Are

Key

Prin

cipa

ls E

valu

ated

?Ca

n pr

ofes

sion

al f

eedb

ack

chan

ge b

ehav

ior?

??

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evel

op in

nova

tive

sys

tem

that

fits

you

r bu

sine

ss

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t per

form

ance

sta

ndar

ds ti

ed to

job

desc

ript

ion

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se d

isci

plin

ed p

roce

ss o

n re

gula

r ba

sis

▫A

nybo

dy e

xem

pt?

(Bos

s, fa

mily

?)

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alan

ce p

rais

e &

cri

tici

sm

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cces

sion

cha

lleng

e:

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ansf

er fr

om P

AR

EN

TIN

G

▫To

men

tor,

coa

ch, s

uper

viso

r

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The

‘5 L

ists

’ Te

chni

que

Adap

ted

from

Dr.

Greg

ory

Billik

opfm

odel

Labo

r Man

agem

ent F

arm

Adv

isor,

Univ.

of C

alif

Em

ploy

ee a

nd S

uper

viso

r ea

ch m

ake

a lis

t:

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hat s

tren

gths

do

you

brin

g to

this

ope

rati

on?

•In

wha

t are

as d

o yo

une

ed to

impr

ove?

•W

hat c

an I

(sup

ervi

sor)

do

to h

elp

you

do a

be

tter

job?

(Em

ploy

ee &

sup

ervi

sor

com

pare

list

) •

Wha

t per

sona

l dev

elop

ste

ps w

ill y

outa

ke to

im

prov

e pe

rfor

man

ce a

nd s

kills

?•

Wha

t are

you

r ke

y go

als

for

the

com

ing

year

?

52

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 Miss

ion, Vision

, Core Va

lues

Organ

ize/D

ivide 

Respon

sibility

Commun

icate &

Coordina

te Effo

rts

Mea

sure

Performan

ce

Plan

Implem

ent

Plan

Establish

 Con

trols

Adjust Plan

Man

agem

ent

System

Mod

elSet P

olicies 

& SOPs

Doe

s go

vern

ance

pro

cess

nee

d “

pro

fess

ion

aliz

ing”

?53

Our

Fut

ure

54

Succ

essi

on P

lann

ing

is a

jour

ney…

.not

a d

esti

nati

on!

Tim

e fo

r Q

uest

ions

Furth

er In

form

atio

n: w

ww.

witt

man

cons

ultin

g.co

m

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reso

urce

dow

nloa

ds

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debo

ok/D

VD o

rder

form

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min

ars

& C

onsu

ltant

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inin

g in

form

atio

n

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