110 - How To Plan For Success In The Future

Do you have concerns about the future of your team? Does your company utilize succession planning that seems ineffective? Or maybe you’re feeling to need for additional leaders in your team, but uncertain how to develop new leaders.

Succession planning is often neglected, maybe even ignored. In cases where succession planning exists, it seems to be ineffective.

The success of a team rises and falls on leadership, so the future of your team is dependent upon succession planning. You can set your team up for success in the future with effective planning.

Effective succession planning isn’t an event, meeting, or document to complete. You may have a meeting scheduled with your leadership to review succession plans, but don’t fall victim to the illusion that a meeting represents effective succession planning.

You have to view succession planning as a daily activity. In this podcast episode, I’ll share with you activities that will ensure the future success of your team.

Show Outline

• “Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders.” -Tom Peters
  • Maintain the mindset of creating more leaders
    • Should be a part of leadership job description
  • Avoid feeling threatened by the growth of others
• “Do for some what you wish you could do for all.” -Andy Stanley
  • You may have too many team members to mentor them all
  • Define two layers of inner-circle
• What to be looking for inner-circles
  • Self-starters, self-improvers
  • Team members already going the extra mile
  • Attitude over skill set or even performance
  • Humble, hungry, & smart
• Mentor, Coach, & Delegate
  • Mentor to inner-circle
  • Coach and delegate to inner-inner-circle

 

Resources Mentioned:

The Leadership Calculator

The Leadership Accelerator