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The Big Picture of Business – Business Success Checklist

Strategy Driven

Sometimes the difficulty of managing your time makes for a haphazard operation. 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”.

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How to Be a Pro-Vacation Manager in a High-Pressure Industry

Harvard Business Review

The financial services industry is known for having a high bar and a strong work ethic. So, she chose Australia and let her manager know that she’d be gone for two weeks. The response was disappointing: “Don’t do that,” her manager had said, “it will reflect badly upon you.” Set expectations.

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We Need to Approach AI Risks Like We Do Natural Disasters

Harvard Business Review

Intelligent Device Recovery Plans. Like the risks associated with natural disasters, companies cannot completely protect against smart-device risks by buying insurance; they must have worst-case scenario recovery plans. Contingency plans must go beyond a natural disaster playbook. AI International Protocols.