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Contingency Planning | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

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.)

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When in Doubt, Rehearse!

N2Growth Blog

Leadership And Contingency Planning. Communications Crisis Management Leadership Operations & Strategy Success Brian Layer General Brian Layer leaderhing and crisis leadership and preparation leadership and preparing for the worst leadership and rehearsing leadership development N2growth' Related Post.

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Aim Higher: Leadership during a time of crisis

Skip Prichard

This holds doubly true during times of crisis. The nature of crisis management is that you can’t plan ahead for them. Yes, we have business contingency planning but a true crisis is often completely unexpected.). How to handle a crisis. So, if we can’t plan, how do we react?

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The Big Picture of Business – Business Success Checklist

Strategy Driven

Plan for the future. When your business has contingency plans for future scenarios you will seldom be caught by surprise. Most successful businesses have planned responses to most scenarios because they took the time to think “What If”. You never know when the next big recession will hit.

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Managers, What's Your Plan For Climate Change?

Harvard Business Review

In the wake of superstorm Sandy, we've heard story after story about the big infrastructural challenges of disaster response, crisis management , and climate change. But what about the impact on individual managers? And we've heard story after story about the storm's economic toll on supply chains and small businesses.

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What Harvey Is Teaching the Health Care Sector About Managing Disasters

Harvard Business Review

All health systems have contingency plans and run drills for emergencies like a hurricane. However, the challenges wrought by a disaster can confound even the best-laid plans, and responding effectively requires using available resources in ways not previously considered.

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What It Was Like to Be a Manager in Ukraine

Harvard Business Review

Our Director of Operations led our special situations management team to respond to threats and constant changes. Others offered psychological support to employees experiencing breakdowns, developed contingency plans, or found temporary shelter for those whose homes were threatened.

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