This month, many advisors are working on next year’s business plans.
For many advisors, these business plans will end up like a black hole in space – lots of energy will go in and little or nothing will come out.
Causes of the “black hole” effect
There are number of things that cause business planning to fail to translate into results.
First is underestimating the impact of entrenched habits – and failing to build in routines around new initiatives emerging from the business planning process.
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