Company Contingency Plans Innovation Leadership 
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.)
Experience to Lead
MAY 30, 2023
This is to be expected; the decisions of c-suite leaders at major companies reach far into the organization’s future and can broadly impact the world at large. This type of work is nuanced and requires leadership skills that are often overlooked in business school. What is an Executive Leadership Training Program?
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Strategy Driven
NOVEMBER 6, 2015
Provide leadership. When a company is content with being merely mediocre it may survive but it will never do extremely well. The company must have an emphasis on high standards, a desire to create and give value to customers, accountability to the employers and to your customers, and the drive to learn. Focus on excellence.
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.
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. Communicate more effectively. If your expertise, empathy, clarity, etc. Thanks for stopping by.
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 2, 2015
Indeed, Ukraine’s troubles offered an opportunity to build the leadership capacity of my management team. To manage a crisis, the leadership team must function at its highest capacity. The cohesion of our team made it safer to discuss difficult issues, innovate solutions, and take risks. Rely on others as much as possible.
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.
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