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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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Gray Versus Green: Who Makes the Better Start-Up CEO?

N2Growth Blog

People over 45 basically die in terms of new ideas.” ” said venture capitalist Vinod Khosla in 2011. Even if a young leader has relatively good judgment and makes all the right moves when developing a business plan, unexpected obstacles will inevitably emerge as they implement the plan.

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Using AI To Better Manage A City’s Waste

The Horizons Tracker

Recent research from the University of Johannesburg explores how AI can give waste managers a helping hand in forecasting the landfill requirements of their city in the medium to long-term. By the time of the census in 2011, it had mushroomed to 4.43 The research focused on the City of Johannesburg, whose population grew from 2.59

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27 July 2011 - Midtown, NYC - Mastering Workplace Performance

Jason Womack

a long time! Focus: According to one of my mentors, Allyson Lewis (author and investment manager), our attention span is about 7 minutes long. Now, that's not just how long we can hold our own focus, but it's about how long we can go before we're interrupted by someone on the desk. "Do Do you have a minute?" Hers.verbs!

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Highlighting Our February 2017 Sponsor: Leaders Made Here

Lead Change Blog

This book provides readers a game plan for organizations to create a deep and effective leadership bench. Blake and his team then translate their findings into a practical plan that any organization can use to create a leadership culture that will ensure a sustainable competitive advantage and long-term success.

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3 August 2011 - Canton, Ohio - Mastering Workplace Performance

Jason Womack

I'm humbled and excited that over 50 took advantage of this day-long opportunity to look at how you work, not only at what you do during a day. For most people, 15 minutes is about an "eternity" in terms of office-focus time. Really, how long CAN you work, before someone asks you for "just a minute." What is productivity?

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The Five Reasons We Give Up

Marshall Goldsmith

Acknowledging that from the get-go can make a big difference in helping us stick to the plan. The ultimate driver for change has to come from inside you – not from the program, book, or coach.Never begin a change program with the thought “This sounds like an interesting plan. by Marshall Goldsmith and Kelly Goldsmith.