Central to any functional succession plan is a focus on the clients, and seamlessly transitioning those relationships from one partner to the next. But while considering that client perspective, partners will benefit from asking themselves one question: How would they advise these very clients to plan for their own company's succession? Perhaps placing the looming, profession-wide problem of succession planning under that lens would increase the urgency for firms, especially those that have yet to outline a plan at all.
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