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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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Discover the 4 Powerful Tactics to Build a Resilient Organization

Lead from Within

By anticipating what might happen, you can develop strategies and contingency plans to mitigate these risks. This involves developing robust plans and processes to address these challenges effectively. Disruptions often bring about changes in the business environment, customer preferences, and market dynamics.

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Strategies for Successful Business Finance

Strategy Driven

Effective financial management is a cornerstone of successful business operations. Without sound financial strategies, even the most innovative and promising ventures can stumble and fail. Financial Planning One of the first and most critical steps in achieving business financial success is creating a comprehensive financial plan.

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Leadership Training For Executives

Experience to Lead

To manage these challenges, executives are called on to adopt a long-term perspective on organizational strategy while staying in tune with the present-day needs of clients, customers and team members. A Virtual Learning Expedition is a live online experience that will bring senior managers to the next level.

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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. 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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What It Was Like to Be a Manager in Ukraine

Harvard Business Review

In my former position as Managing Director of Philip Morris Ukraine where I was based from January 2012 until February 2015, I was forced to see it as a business crisis that threatened our people, operations, and bottom line. Indeed, Ukraine’s troubles offered an opportunity to build the leadership capacity of my management team.

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Should Leaders Go on Vacation?

Harvard Business Review

Time away while accumulating new experiences can stimulate imagination and support innovation. But if leaders take off and leave the work for others to do, resentments build up, no matter how much a particular manager thinks he or she has left clear instructions. Are there continuity, backup, and contingency plans?