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How robust are your organization’s crisis response contingency plans?

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Our reader poll today asks: How robust are your organization’s crisis response contingency plans?

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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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Preparing Your Business for COVID-19

Lead Change Blog

This is because you are going against your gut reactions, which is what you need for you to fight mental blindspots in your business and career. Your company will need to make major changes to remain operational. Prepare for a Realistic, Pessimistic Scenario.

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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. A few months prior, I had been selected to be executive officer, or XO (Chief Operating Officer), of U.S. Leadership is about care and compassion.

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7 Ways to Help Your Team Deal with Ambiguity

Let's Grow Leaders

You need every single brain cell operating on full cylinder at times like these, not censored with fear of making mistakes. Brainstorm those possibilities and develop contingency plans. Career & Learning Communication dealing with ambiguity dealing with uncertainty leading your team through change'

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The Rise of the Not-So-Experienced CEO

Harvard Business Review

The company should anticipate some departures and make contingency plans to appoint replacements and reach out to stakeholders. Some senior leaders may be disappointed that they were passed over for the top spot in favor of a more junior candidate.

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10 Communication Tips for Leaders

N2Growth Blog

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. If your expertise, empathy, clarity, etc.

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