Linchpin Succession Management

Baby Boomers and the Opportunities for Smooth Business Succession - or Not

"Boomers. Batons, Benzes and Boats - Deal Breakers and Deal Makers in Busines Succession" captures the experiences, insights, traps and tricks which Baby Boomer business owners are often confronted when they are considering the difficult decisions and issues around their leaving their business for retirement, for their health, or for their sanity! As one of Australia's a leading practitioners in succession management, Bill will share the succession journey with you and will also provide you with a range of practical "how to" tips and tactics to deploy when you start the planning for a succesful exit from your business."

Bill Hovey's professional experience spans secondary school teaching, sales, marketing, executive management, sports coaching, and consulting. Working in succession management afffords Bill the opportunity to build strong and lasting relationships with his clients. Bill's clients will often provide him with deep access to their thoughts and feelings as they review their life's work. That they feel comfortable in doing this says two things: first, their succession journey is less about the transaction than who they are and what defines them; second, it reflects a relationship which is truly built on trust. Succession often "happens" in an environment of uncertainty, ambiguity, and compexity. This means that business leaders who are navigating the succession pathway find that it is sometimes lonely, often difficult, and always challenging. Bill's understanding and insight into the behavioural impacts of succession allows his clients to focus on the journey as one of personal and business renewal - rather than as their reaching the final destination in their working life. This means that they approach their transition with a sense of satisfaction and celebration of their past contribution, and a sense of meaning and a clear outline of their life purpose for their future - after their time in business. Together, Bill and his clients embrace the twin ideas of personal and business renewal through intergenerational mentoring, and transfer of leadership. Bill's goals are to provide leadership, strategy, coaching, and friendship to his clients as they embark on one of the most important transitions they will ever experience.

Specialties:

Exit Strategy; CEO and Executive Mentoring; Leadership Conversation; CEO and Executive Grooming; Ownership and Leadership Retreats; Family Business Retreats;Change Management; Strategic planning and management.

Contact : Bill can be contacted directly at bill.hovey@linchpingroupaustralia.com or on 0412 670 110. You can also visit Bill at http://www.linchpingroupaustralia.com