The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

So they looked for companies that started in vulnerable positions and rose to spectacular performance in dangerously fast changing, unstable environments with major events and forces outside of their control. " They called them "10 times companies" because they didn’t merely get by or just become successful.

Uncertainty 81

Uncertainty Collins Review Books 81

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2014

We have reviewed hundreds of corporate announcements and websites, interviewed numerous leadership experts, and conducted an analysis of CEO changes and successions over the past five years at S&P 500 and Global 100 companies. In the second scenario, a planned CEO departure occurs during a time of uncertainty.

CEO 12

CEO Contingency Plans Telecommunications Planning 12

You're Not the Boss of Me

OCTOBER 20, 2009

The trauma brought about by such change happens every day to countless people, people without contingency plans, or any idea how they are going to cope with what has happened to them. Greenberg , Chairman of Marsh & McLennan Companies headquartered in New York, presided over a firm of 58,000 people worldwide. What about you?

Performance Review 43

Performance Review Blog Learning-by-Doing Contingency Plans 43

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

While developing an understanding of great communication skills is easier than one might think, being able to appropriately draw upon said skills when the chips are down is not always as easy as one might hope for. Communicate more effectively. Classic business theory tells leaders to stay at arms length.

Tips 417

Tips Blog Learning-by-Doing Open-book 417

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Climate change doesn't just mean that governments and big companies will need to reassess their risk management, or make their infrastructure more resilient. As a result, these leaders conveyed the strength of leadership and values-based decision making that is commonly recognized as good for business.

Planning 8

Planning Management Supply Chain Contingency Plans 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2015

Indeed, Ukraine’s troubles offered an opportunity to build the leadership capacity of my management team. To effectively manage that chaos, it’s necessary to develop the habit of continuously processing new information, playing out “what if” scenarios, calculating risk factors, and running through checklists.

Crisis 8

Crisis Management Contingency Plans Objective 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2017

based companies, I’ve spoken with hundreds of high-performing working parents, and, on the hunt for real, feasible solutions, asked the same questions again and again: What advice has been the most valuable to you over the long term as a working parent? They’ve worked for the individual professionals I’ve coached.

Stress 15

Stress Long-term Short-term Contingency Plans 15

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2016

So, how can we avoid change fatigue and organizational burnout while still moving our companies forward? Piloting, prototyping, and contingency planning before a change can save weeks or even years of rework. As a result, they are often repeating the same mistakes while using up precious company resources.

After Action Review 50

After Action Review Rogers Contingency Plans Leadership 50

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

In our experience at Bain & Company, however, this strategy-to-performance gap is rarely the result of shortcomings in implementation; it is because the plans are flawed from the start. Leadership then specifies a plan that it believes will position the company to win in this predicted future.

Execution 8

Execution Strategy Contingency Plans Company 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Listen… Before you react to the news, Spreitzer suggests you “listen carefully to what senior leadership is saying about what’s happening, why it’s happening, and what’s the hoped-for outcome.” If you support the new direction your company is taking, it’s worth letting your boss know , says Coyne.

Restructuring 8

Restructuring Stress Uncertainty Long-term 8

Rapid BI

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Internal communications Plan. Increasingly Human Resources (HR) or Organizational Development (OD) teams are being asked to drive and deliver internal communications, but what is an internal communications plan and how do you go about writing and applying one? Why have internal communications plans? Where are you now?

Planning 61

Planning Strategy How To KPI 61

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2011

In other words, it's a form of proactive contingency planning — either to completely avoid difficult situations, or prepare for them so that any undesirable consequences are lessened. But these risks also need to be managed — and if you're in a position of leadership, the act of managing them is probably up to you.

Risk Management 15

Risk Management Management Contingency Plans Reputation 15

Mark Sanborn

MARCH 22, 2022

It is also about developing a mindset and skillset that enables team members to be confident that regardless of what happens, there is a way to respond successfully. Are your contingency plans up to date? These are the things that develop practical confidence. Planning and process to agility and experimentation.

Agility 121

Agility Contingency Plans Crisis Learning-by-Doing 121

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Top leaders tend to focus more on status updates than on contingency planning. This means that many emerging market risks get cut from the senior leadership agenda. Either candidate’s success could cause sufficient uncertainty for Brazilian businesses to put the brakes on investment plans. miragec/Getty Images.

Market Risk 9

Market Risk Marketing Supply Chain Company 9