Energy Succession Planning- Fueling Business Succession Strategies
The oil, propane, gas, HVAC, and renewable energy industries have deep family-business roots. Families are diverse; whether you are blood-related or two or more people working together for reasons other than money, the bonds are strong in energy-focused business. We are experts in the complexities inherent with energy succession planning decisions and developing succession planning strategies, so your business is flexible and agile to respond to the constant environment of change.
Not to be confused with exit planning, succession planning provides solutions to overcome the possible, probable, and potential issues that impact your vision. Succession planning transforms your vision into reality, whereas exit planning ONLY considers the process of you leaving the business through sale or transfer. Business growth, developing next-generation leaders, treating family fairly, overcoming generational conflict, and transforming your business to meet customers’ changing preferences and economic pressures are a few of the common issues we partner with our clients to succeed.
We advise business owners on the 10 interdependent Succession Matrix® perspectives to position your business for growth, sell to a third party, or transition to the next generation. We leverage our more than 45 years of experience to provide clarity and a strong path forward when it comes to your energy succession planning.
Business ownership by nature is risky; succession planning, however, creates strategies and structure to put you in control. Our team of experienced energy succession planning specialists are here to make your family business succession a breeze. So what happens when you decide to take the next step towards the future you imagine…now?
Resources
Taking “IT” to Another Level – Leaning Into An Alter Ego
Want to be a better leader, a better communicator, create more options, and move closer to what you want? Alter egos creates the opportunity to turn up or down characteristics, strengths, etc. in certain environments. You can borrow success patterns from one area of your life or leaders/influencers you respect [...]
How do I protect my business if I, as the owner gets the virus or one or more of my key people?
Business contingency planning is essential for ongoing business success. For business continuity, the key leadership must put processes and structure in place that if they are not around, or if something unexpected happens, the business still survives. Unfortunately, if this is not in place, the business value can be dramatically [...]
How do you best support employees at different stages of stress and potentially grief?
As we continue to navigate the pandemic, it is important to recognize that your employees have been on a roller coaster of emotions for a long period of time. You may already be doing it, but providing support to your people is critical to help them navigate stress and even [...]
How to Create Boundaries Between Family and Business
The focus for this installment of “Dear Dr. Merlot” is Family Governance. Family Governance policies are the first step to create boundaries between the family and the business. The specific question we will cover from Loyd's book Family Business Heartburn Relief: Answers to Gut-Grinding Family Business Questions is: How do the [...]
Die Hard Lesson #337 – Plan Or Die, Don’t Do Both
A plan is simply a snapshot in time. It considers all assumptions made at the time of developing it has played out exactly as prophesized. But, our worlds are action-packed and dynamic, which leads to the saying by Robert Burns “The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry. [...]
Don’t Let An Old Plan Rotten Your Future
We Often Hear “I Have A Plan." At 24 I Had a Plan, probably like many of you in your 20’s. If you are 24 and reading this you may not get the “joke” but if you are at least a year older than 24, say 26, you get it. [...]
Contact Us
The Succession Planning Matrix
The Succession Planning Matrix
Many people put off succession planning because they think it means retirement, exit, and the end. However; succession planning is just the beginning. It gives the owner options in terms of what “their next” looks like, whether that be growth, philanthropy, or a new business venture. Our process focuses are addressing 10 key areas of what we call the Succession Matrix.
Click the following link for more drill-down resources on The Succession Matrix, or check out our Facebook post.
Sign up for our monthly e-newsletter to stay informed on how to overcome related succession planning issues.
Contact Us
Contact Us
We can help you with insights, other resources, and see if it makes sense to work together. At the very least, in 30 minutes, you may get some ideas you can apply to your business right away.
