Succession Planning Starts on Day One — John Scott on Team Leadership Skills

<p>The team leadership skills that decide who replaces you get built years before you leave.Most succession planning happens far too late to be planning at all — and by then the market has usually made the decision for you.In this episode of The Leader&#39;s Mindset, Jason LeDuc talks with John Scott — a CPA and tax partner at a nearly 500-person firm, where he also leads the virtual CFO practice for law firms — about why the average age of your leadership group predicts your company&#39;s future better than your revenue does.What you&#39;ll learn:- Why a partner group averaging in its 40s is healthy, and one drifting past 50 means you are about to be acquired- The leadership development mistake that cost one firm its independence: nobody trained the next generation- Why emerging leaders leave when they cannot see a path up, even when they like the work- The promotion exercise that ends the argument — &quot;write the case for how you are already doing the next job&quot;- Why the hardest part of a merger is two good cultures that simply are not the same- The leadership skills young professionals lose when AI does all the entry-level repsHow to reach John Scott:Firm website: anderscpa.com</p><p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-c-scott-cpa/</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johncscottcpa/Connect with Jason LeDuc at <a href="http://leducleadership.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">leducleadership.com</a>Stay informed without the noise: I use <a href="http://informed.now/" rel="noopener noreferrer">informed.now</a> every day — the day&#39;s news texted straight to you, free of bias, clickbait, and ads. Try it: <a href="https://infmd.co/jld" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://infmd.co/jld</a></p><p>Disclosure: This description contains an affiliate link. If you upgrade to <a href="http://informed.now/" rel="noopener noreferrer">informed.now</a> premium I may earn a small referral, at no extra cost to you. I partnered with them because I use and believe in the product.</p>