The most valuable thing you can build into your firm is its ability to run without you.
In this AMMA episode of The Game Changing Attorney Podcast, Michael and Jessica Mogill answer the questions most firm owners put off until it's too late. When should you really start succession planning? How do you pick a successor without letting loyalty override the right call? And how do you build something worth more than the income it generates while you're in it? Michael makes the case that a firm dependent on its owner is a firm that's quietly losing value, and he lays out what it takes to change that. Plus, he kicks things off with his favorite recent movies, shows, and books.
Here’s what you’ll learn:
Why succession planning should start at least five years out, and what happens when you wait until your back's against the wall
How to separate the discomfort of a hard conversation from the decision that's actually right for the business
What it takes to turn your firm into an asset that grows whether or not you show up
If something happened to you tomorrow, would your firm survive without you? Build like the answer needs to be yes.
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:01:48) Michael's Favorite Things
(00:05:36) Books Worth Reading
(00:10:07) How Early to Plan Succession
(00:14:25) Loyalty vs. The Right Successor
(00:18:38) Building a Firm Beyond Income
(00:23:42) Outro
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Links & Resources:
Togo
Altered Carbon
Spider-Man Noir
The Penguin
Godzilla Minus One
King Kong (2005)
Fallout
Not Just a Goof
Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke
Everything You Want Is on the Other Side of Hard by Ken Rideout
Smile, or You're Doing It Wrong by Andy Glaze
The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow
The Cartel by Don Winslow
The Border by Don Winslow
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Life Is Luck by John Morgan
You Can't Teach Hungry by John Morgan
You Can't Teach Vision by John Morgan
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Past guests on The Game Changing Attorney Podcast include David Goggins, John Morgan, Alex Hormozi, Randi McGinn, Kim Scott, Chris Voss, Kevin O’Leary, Laura Wasser, John Maxwell, Mark Lanier, Robert Greene, and many more.
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