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Contingency Planning | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

While this is understandable, it is nonetheless naive, and it constitutes a major flaw in the business logic of most strategic plans. This is so much the case that the most often overlooked aspect of strategic planning is adequately addressing contingencies as part of the planning process.

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The Flexible Method: How to Survive and Thrive Through the Next Crisis

Leading Blog

The importance of maintaining your values during a crisis is a key factor for taking your team on the difficult journey with you. Have a disaster recovery plan. For teams to be resilient, they have to feel it is worthwhile to make the effort to be so. Take lessons from the past to constructively plan for the future.

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Three Buckets of Courage

QAspire

I was a functional head in year 2008 when my growth had plateaued. I went back to my boss with a detailed business plan to set up a Quality Consulting unit as an independent business unit. According to Bill, this bucket needs the most filling in teams and organizations. There is no growth without courage.

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Remote Work Revolution: Mastering the Challenges and Opportunities in 2024

N2Growth Blog

I was fortunate to work in corporate recruiting for a global technology company in 2008 when the idea of a remote workforce was embraced. Adapting to the Technological Needs of a Distributed Team In today’s world of work, being technologically agile is imperative for organizations that want to succeed with a distributed team.

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Quality of Planning = Quality of Execution: 7 Lessons

QAspire

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Quality of Planning = Quality of Execution: 7 Lessons When a project is executed, a plan is established. Team members ( often referred to as “resources”, unfortunately ) are assigned, milestones are created and the schedule is circulated to all concerned.

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How to Build Team Culture One Test at a Time

RapidStart Leadership

We all recognize that building team culture is important We know a strong team culture can have a huge positive impact on team effectiveness, employee engagement, and overall productivity. I happened to see this first-hand some years ago when I watched a team on the verge of collapse do something that amazed me.

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4 Steps for a Successful Corporate Team Building Program

Mike Cardus

I find these ideas to be as true today as they were when I originally wrote them in 2008. Successful teambuilding happens when you: Have a known + shared purpose a business cause for the team building. Have a professional who understands team development & organization development. 1) Full understanding why they are there.