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7 Protocol Essentials for Breakaway Brokers
From Advisor One
Added on May 2012 in Join an RIA
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Summary: Attorney Patrick Burns warns advisors to adhere to the Protocol for Broker Recruiting. He provides 7 steps to follow and tells the cautionary tale of a couple of Merrill brokers who were served with a temporary restraining order. They were caught on video taking files from their office the weekend before their departure.
Selling the business to junior partners no piece of cake
From Investment News
Added on May 2012 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: At the National Association of Personal Financial Advisor’s conference in Chicago, a panel convened to discuss selling a business to a junior partner. Nearly every one of the 100 or so in the audience said they would like to buy or sell. The panel discussed their challenges and successes of internal succession.
A talent shortage looms as the industry booms
From Investment News
Added on April 2012 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: The profound demographic trend that is boosting demand for investment advice — the millions of baby boomers retiring or planning their retirement — also is threatening the financial advisory sector with a talent shortage.
A 2011 survey by Cerulli Associates Inc. showed that 22% of advisers were below 40 and only 5% were younger than 30. The average age of advisers was 49.6, up one year from 2010. The average for wirehouse advisers was 50.6.
Innovation Is About Arguing, Not Brainstorming. Here's How To Argue Productively
From fastcodesign.com
Added on April 2012 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Turns out that brainstorming isn’t the golden ticket to innovation after all. Science shows that brainstorms can activate a neurological fear of rejection and that groups are not necessarily more creative than individuals. Brainstorming can actually be detrimental to good ideas.
But the idea behind brainstorming is right. To innovate, we need environments that support imaginative thinking. We need to work both collaboratively and individually. We also need a healthy amount of heated discussion, even arguing. We need places where someone can throw out a thought, have it critiqued, and not feel so judged that they become defensive and shut down. Yet this creative process is not necessarily supported by the traditional tenets of brainstorming: group collaboration, all ideas held equal, nothing judged.
The 6 Habits of True Strategic Thinkers
From Inc.
Added on March 2012 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: After two decades of advising organizations large and small, my colleagues and I have formed a clear idea of what's required of you in this role. Adaptive strategic leaders — the kind who thrive in today’s uncertain environment – do six things well:
