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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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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From The Little Prince

Joseph Lalonde

When they screw up, great leaders apologize. They own up to their mistakes. When you screw up, be willing to apologize. If someone else lights up a blind spot, do your best to not get defensive (it’s hard, God knows I know this). He told The Little Girl the last time he fell he couldn’t get up for 3 days.

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Leadership Lessons from the Navy

Skip Prichard

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. I’m convinced a few of them did push-ups and sit-ups earlier right there in the room to get the blood going.

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

Harvard Business Review

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. They eventually helped her move up the ranks to associate and beyond. Create a contingency plan. You and Your Team.

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When Change Hits “Upside the Head”

You're Not the Boss of Me

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. I think in our careers the same thing can happen. And yet we do, cope I mean, under many conditions and through many challenges.

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10 Communication Tips for Leaders

N2Growth Blog

The answer is that you’ll have reached the point where your interactions with others consistently use the following 10 principles: Speak not with a forked tongue : In most cases people just won’t open up those they don’t trust. It’s called being prepared and developing a contingency plan. I Think Not.

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What to Do and Say After a Tough Reorganization

Harvard Business Review

’” Showing compassion is not only kind it’s also a smart career move, according to Coyne. ” Then follow up with actions that demonstrate your support. “Keep the periscope up,” says Spreitzer. “He took me aside and said, ‘You’re young in your career to focus on only HR.