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As ‘n mens net gaan kyk na besighede waarmee jy handel dryf en jy sien dat die eienaar van die besigheid besig is om oud te word. Die vraag is dan: “Gaan hier besigheid nog bestaan, gaan ek my produkte van hierdie besigheid kan kry in die toekoms?”
Wanneer jy opvolgbeplanning doen en dit kommunikeer aan die belanghebbendes met betrekking tot jou besigheid, dan gaan hulle versekerd voel. Hulle gaan voel dat hulle in ag geneem is en dat die besigheid gaan voort bestaan. Byvoorbeeld jou kliente. Jou kliente gaan weet hierdie besigheid gaan opvolg, dus hoef ek nie iemand anders te gaan soek nie. Jy behou dus jou kliente.
Dieselfde met jou verskaffers. Die verskaffers kry dan ook die bevestiging dat hierdie besigheid gaan bly bestaan. Die verskaffer sê dan vir homself “Dit bly dus ‘n klient van my. Ek moet hulle oppas. Ek moet die nodige sorg aan hulle gee.” Soos wat jy die nodige sorg aan jou klient moet gee.
Dieselfde met jou werknemers. Jou goeie werknemers gaan weet: “O, die besigheid gaan voortgaan. Ek hoef nie vir my ander werk te gaan soek nie.” Veral as hulle ook op ‘n ouer ouderdom kom waar dit moeilik raak om te skuif, of om ander werk te kry. Jou werknemers gaan ook gelukkig wees. Jy gaan goeie talent kan behou in jou besigheid om dit voorentoe te neem.
Daarom is opvolgbeplanning krities en moet jy dit kommunikeer aan belanghebbendes. Maar, jy gaan dit eers kommunikeer wanneer jy die opvolg planne in plek het. Dan weet jy ook waarvan jy praat, wat jy kan kommunikeer aan hulle en dat hulle ook weet waarna hulle moet kyk, waarna hulle moet oplet. Dit gee versekening aan die belanghebbendes tot jou besigheid. Pas die belanghebendes tot jou besigheid op, wys hulle dat jy daar gaan wees en dat jou besigheid daar gaan wees in die afsienbare toekoms en in die volgende generasies in.
Why is succession planning important?
If one just looks at businesses that you do business with and you see that the owner of the business is getting old. You then ask yourself the question: “Will this business continue to exist? Will I be able to get my products from this business in the future?”
When you do succession planning and communicate it to the stakeholders of your business, they will feel reassured. They will feel that they have been taken into account and that the business will continue to exist. For example, your clients. Your clients will know that this business will continue, I don’t have to look for someone else. You keep your clients.
The same with your suppliers. The suppliers also get the confirmation that this business will continue to exist. The supplier then says to himself “This remains a client of mine. I have to look after them. I have to give them the necessary care.” As you must give the necessary care to your client.
The same with your employees. Your good employees will know: “Oh, the business will continue. I don’t have to go look for another job.” Especially if they also reach an older age where it becomes difficult to move, or to find other work. Your employees will be happy too. You will be able to retain good talent in your business to take it forward.
That’s why succession planning is critical, and you need to communicate it to the stakeholders. But, you are only going to communicate this when you have a succession plan in place. Then you know what you are talking about, what you can communicate to them and that they also know what they should look for, what they should pay attention to. It gives assurance to the stakeholders of your business. Pay attention to the stakeholders of your business, show them that you will be there and that your business will be there for the foreseeable future and into the next generations.
