N2Growth Blog
APRIL 5, 2010
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. The two most common outcomes created by a lack of contingency planning are: 1.) watching things grind to a halt as you scramble to evaluate options, and; 2.)
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 1, 2012
These risks are prevalent in any career decision, especially those that affect your financial security and personal life. He left his secure and well-paying job and lived off savings to found a food company whose good-tasting but low-calorie organic products would improve diets. Is there a contingency plan?
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Skip Prichard
JULY 19, 2021
Captain Mark Brouker, retired US Navy , is a wealth of practical leadership wisdom gained from his military career as well as his experience as a professor, executive coach, and speaker. They’ll be more engaged, more productive, and more trustful of you as a leader. Leadership is about care and compassion. Be proactive.
Frank Sonnenberg Online
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
25 Ways to Work Smart and Achieve More Some people think that looking busy is the same as being productive. But just because someone puts in the time doesn’t make that person productive. As Peter Drucker, the management guru, said, “Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all.”
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 22, 2015
She was open to taking on new assignments, and was soon loaded up with new deals—big, blue chip deals—and her exceptional performance on them became the hallmark of her junior career. Create a contingency plan. If you’re a “pro-vacation manager,” follow the contingency plan you agreed upon.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 26, 2014
The company should anticipate some departures and make contingency plans to appoint replacements and reach out to stakeholders. The more planning that goes into developing candidates for various future leadership scenarios, the more options a board will have for choosing a successor that best suits its strategic agenda.
N2Growth Blog
JANUARY 9, 2011
Bonus - Always have a Plan B : Another component of communications strategy that is rarely discussed is how to prevent a message from going bad, and what to do when does. It’s called being prepared and developing a contingency plan. If your expertise, empathy, clarity, etc.
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