The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Uncertainty can be something most of us do our best to avoid. Indeed, the considerable uncertainty caused by both the Covid pandemic and the war in Ukraine has widely been linked with a significant increase in stress. Research earlier this year from Cambridge University highlights how uncertainty can diminish our decision-making.

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Leading Blog

MAY 12, 2021

A S WE finally start to see the light at the end of the tunnel of the catastrophic COVID-19 pandemic, many business leaders are looking for ways to better anticipate future disruptions and prepare for uncertainty ahead. There is often confusion between scenario planning and forecasting, with the terms used interchangeably and inconsistently.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 1, 2024

They had a clear communication plan. Invest in Clarity with Cascading Checks for Understanding The antidote to uncertainty is clarity. And that helps quell the uncertainty. All the planning and thoughtful strategizing you or your leaders do can’t eliminate uncertainty. I didn’t see this coming.”

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

Understanding the Current Landscape: The Impact on Succession Planning In 2024’s rapidly evolving business environment, succession planning is constantly shifting. Proper succession planning acknowledges this and incorporates mechanisms to adapt and respond swiftly.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

Long-serving CEOs may delay or neglect succession planning, which can be detrimental to the organization when the time comes for a leadership transition. A lack of succession planning can lead to disruptions in leadership and uncertainty among employees, investors, and other stakeholders.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Uncertainty. I wouldn’t say I had a fear of uncertainty. My first hard lesson of adulthood, i.e. expect one uncertainty after another. Challenge uncertainty with anticipation and planning. After surviving the cut I knew I didn’t want to feel that type of uncertainty again. I said yes. Take care of yourself.

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Mike Cardus

MAY 10, 2021

With planning and decision-making, things get confusing. You often feel that you know the variables, then – BOOM – something causes confusion and uncertainty of what to do or how to resolve the challenge. The post Coherence and Confusion with decision making and planning appeared first on mikecardus.com.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 10, 2022

In this week’s Asking for a Friend, I talk with Meredith Elliott Powell, Author of Thrive– Turning Uncertainty to a Competitive Advantage. I love her Skeptic model to help your team think through future scenarios for dealing with uncertainty and change. Consider what is happening in the following areas: S-Society.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 27, 2020

Then, I have a few who see this as a passing storm, which requires clear thinking and planning for when their company emerges from that storm. Mostly, because of the uncertainty they feel. The post Are You Planning for When the Storm Passes? Unfortunately, too many businesses are hunkered down or muddling along.

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Lead from Within

MAY 5, 2020

They need to immediately begin looking ahead and planning for the future to make sure they’re prepared for what comes next—even if they have no idea what shape it will take. Here’s how you can emulate the best leaders in planning through crisis. Learn from the present while planning for the future. Photo Credit: iStockPhotos.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 9, 2023

Matt Higgins on why you need to go all in: “Backup plans can make you feel safer and help you cope with uncertainty, but they also reduce the likelihood that your primary goal will ever be achieved. You spend too much of your emotional energy on contingency planning instead of on success.”

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Leadership Freak

AUGUST 22, 2018

A five-year plan is a fairy tale in turbulent environments. The best you can do in uncertainty and turbulence is set direction and improvise. Planning is making decisions ahead of time. Last year’s… Continue reading →

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leaderCommunicator

OCTOBER 19, 2020

With the pandemic and ensuing social unrest coupled with economic instability and ongoing health and safety concerns, many company leaders struggle to find new footing and a clear path forward, especially with so much uncertainty swirling around them.

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Sometimes when you go to build your strategic plan, it can seem like there are more questions than answers. We’ve seen changing regulatory environments, disruptive technology, and natural disasters lead to a paralyzing cycle of “what ifs” that lead to inaction. One […].

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 3, 2021

The planning, the decisions, the choices would be so much easier. Is that project still realistic with all this uncertainty? Leading Through Uncertainty. Almost without realizing it, that one small step turned into three or four more and before you know it, uncertainty recedes. But you don’t. What if we reorganize… again?

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Mills Scofield

MAY 13, 2019

Here are 5 (of many) takeaways from taking this class (in no particular order) which are important for life beyond college: Have a plan and be flexible - I started out the course thinking in my perfectionist mindset -- craving to find and work towards THE ideal solution.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

This absence of a pre-existing framework can lead to a sense of uncertainty and heightened pressure. Entrepreneurs often need help with unpredictable business environments, market shifts, and unforeseen obstacles that can derail their plans. Resilience is the ability to recover quickly from difficulties and setbacks.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Rather, it’s our resistance to the fundamental uncertainty of our situation. Everywhere you turn, if you observe well, you’ll notice impermanence and uncertainty. Even your own future plans, goals and strategies aren’t within your control. What uncertainties in your life and work do you need to relax into?

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Leading Blog

APRIL 27, 2023

This journey towards wisdom very much implies living in the present, planning for the future, and profiting from the past.” Source: Change Proof: Leveraging the Power of Uncertainty to Build Long-term Resilience * * * Look for these ideas every Thursday on the Leading Blog. What you decide to do is all up to you. That’s different.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The genius of leadership is to speak with a voice that pushes past cynicism, doubt, and uncertainty. We need to create a communication plan for the organization, and each leader needs to plan to communicate. When leaders communicate facts alone, constituents fill the emotional and symbolic blanks. We always fill in the blanks.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JULY 24, 2022

There are a ton of emotions, opinions, and anxiety about these plans. Whether you have made decisions and implemented them or not, the uncertainty surrounding the Return to Office is justified and understandable. Perhaps the biggest challenge facing many organizations today relates to the return to office.

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Leading in Context

DECEMBER 9, 2020

By Linda Fisher Thornton Due to the uncertainty and constant change we're experiencing during the pandemic, every organization should be considering how to adapt to multiple COVID-19 scenarios. Global futurists have already provided us with a variety of possible global scenarios to use in our planning.

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 15, 2022

The uncertainty. Explain your plan and what you need next). Have a plan. Avoid This Mistake When Giving Your Boss Bad News. You’ve got to give your boss bad news. But the timing isn’t great–for you or for them. The restructure. The promotion that’s right around the corner. N- Next Steps.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 12, 2024

“Uncertainty is here to stay. Homkes: Growth through uncertainty is a loop, not a line. Question: Because we cannot predict the future, you encourage leaders to stop planning, and start preparing. What is the difference, and what can leaders do to develop a pragmatic strategy in times of uncertainty?

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Lead from Within

JANUARY 25, 2023

Navigating uncertainty as a CEO can be a challenging task. Helping Think Through Strategies: A leadership coach can help leaders develop a clear vision for the future and create a plan to achieve it. This can be particularly valuable in times of uncertainty, when leaders may be reluctant to take risks or try new things.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 27, 2024

Building resilience into the fabric of the organization is essential for weathering uncertainty and sustaining long-term success. Resilient businesses anticipate and prepare for challenges, leveraging their strengths and resources to navigate uncertainty effectively.

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Tanveer Naseer

JULY 12, 2023

During periods of economic uncertainty, a common response from leaders is streamlining their operations and focusing on what they deem as being essential to their organization’s ability to ride out the storm. Unfortunately, one thing that often is considered in these moments to be a luxury is taking time off.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 8, 2024

The product and service portfolio is the aspect of business planning with the least certainty. It’s a natural connection between business strategy and the plans for the products and services brought to market to achieve that strategy over time. If either of these conditions exist, the plan will not be trusted.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 20, 2022

“Aggressive tax planning means a company will have more cash on hand, so it should be able to invest more in its workforce,” the researchers explain. To examine the relationship between labor investment and tax planning, the researchers gathered data on over 3,600 publicly traded US firms. Embracing uncertainty.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Subsequently, the enduring ethos of service translates into an unswerving commitment to helping clients capture value from uncertainty, creating optimal conditions for growth and prosperity. Leaders with this perspective have the foresight to design strategies and solutions in advance so their firms can persevere through future uncertainties.

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leaderCommunicator

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Whether strategic moves that a company makes are to expand its operations, improve competitiveness, or achieve distinct financial objectives, M&A transactions often present a double-edged sword that brings about exciting opportunities while also introducing uncertainty and change that can be unsettling for employees.

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Six Disciplines

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

During times of economic uncertainty, strategy refinement and execution need to become the top priority for business leaders. SWOT is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved in your business. Tough times require tough decisions. How to start?

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Six Disciplines

AUGUST 1, 2014

During times of economic uncertainty, strategy refinement and execution need to become the top priority for business leaders. SWOT is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved in your business. Tough times require tough decisions. How to start?

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

But they all make us uncomfortable because something is not going the way we planned it. Things don’t always go the way we planned them to go for absolutely no good reason. Resilience means learning to deal with the uncertainty of life as a given. Some disruptions are predictable and some we never saw coming.

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Lead from Within

MAY 17, 2024

Difficulty in Succession Planning: Top-heavy organizations may struggle with succession planning. This can create uncertainty about the organization’s future leadership. When a few key individuals are responsible for critical decisions, their well-being becomes paramount to the organization’s success.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 13, 2021

Organizational capability to develop and continually strengthen a change management muscle is required for success in a world characterized by uncertainty. Adherence to project plan. Did the project plan prove to be an effective, flexible and agile road map for change and resource allocation? PROJECT MANAGEMENT.

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Lead from Within

APRIL 3, 2024

Failing to Plan for Succession: CEOs who do not plan for their succession risk leaving their organizations in a state of uncertainty. Neglecting Diversity and Inclusion: Ignoring diversity and inclusion efforts can limit an organization’s talent pool and lead to missed opportunities.

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