N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

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. I Think Not.

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Tips Blog Learning-by-Doing Open-book 417

HR Digest

JANUARY 9, 2025

Remote learning, once a contingency plan, is now a cornerstone of professional development strategies. Opportunities in Remote Learning While remote learning presents challenges, it also offers unique opportunities to innovate and enhance training programs.

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Training Tools Storytelling Contingency Plans 52

Strategy Driven

MARCH 15, 2023

From developing innovative strategies and policies to inspiring teachers and staff, educational leaders have the power to transform education at every level. They can also identify emerging trends, anticipate changes, and develop innovative solutions to educational institutions’ complex problems.

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Education Quality Contingency Plans Trends 103

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Without sound financial strategies, even the most innovative and promising ventures can stumble and fail. Companies should have risk management plans, including insurance coverage, emergency funds, and contingency plans. Effective financial management is a cornerstone of successful business operations.

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Finance Strategy Succession Budgeting 95

Innovation Excellence

JUNE 15, 2020

Remote work , lean budgets , and the need for contingency plans are three big trends impacting the industry. It makes sense: The consulting industry is plagued by a stagnant business model ill-suited for today’s innovation-driven digital world. percent in the U.S.,

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Consultative Gantt Chart Contingency Plans Business Model 59

Strategy Driven

JULY 27, 2019

Come Up With a Contingency Plan. An elaborate and extensive planning process is necessary for your business to score well and chart monumental heights of success. You need to plan everything-from hiring the right people for your job to handling finances; everything has to be hassle-free. There has to be a plan B.

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Resources Contingency Plans How To Accounts Receivable Financing 10

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 17, 2020

These results provide suggestive evidence of the setting in which CEO succession and contingency plans may have the most meaningful effect on performance,” the researchers say. What’s more, this damage was even more severe if the period of hospitalization is longer.

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CEO Contingency Plans Politics Human Capital 96

Experience to Lead

MAY 30, 2023

This includes assessing the potential impact of external factors, such as changes in the regulatory environment, and developing contingency plans to mitigate these risks. Innovation and creativity: Executives need to be able to think outside the box and develop new ideas that drive innovation.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

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”. It is important to identify swings and trends so that innovation can remain a strength of your business.

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Succession Strategic Planning Goal Budgeting 50

Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

While it’s essential that leaders proactively create contingency plans for the next crisis – identify vulnerable areas, analyze the organization’s state of readiness, provide appropriate staff training, among other important tasks – there is a famous military maxim that says, “Every plan is a good one – until the first shot is fired.”

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Leadership Crisis Learning-by-Doing Team 137

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2011

Time away while accumulating new experiences can stimulate imagination and support innovation. Are there continuity, backup, and contingency plans? Pauses refresh. Everyone needs down-time to renew, reenergize, and re-bond with family. In short, making the link between time off and time on can be broadly beneficial.

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Contingency Plans Sharpe Bond Planning 20

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2011

In other words, it's a form of proactive contingency planning — either to completely avoid difficult situations, or prepare for them so that any undesirable consequences are lessened. Her question got me thinking about who is actually responsible for managing risk in an organization.

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Risk Management Management Reputation Contingency Plans 16

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2014

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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CEO Contingency Plans Telecommunications Planning 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

to Amazon Web Services and/or other cloud providers, you need to know their security protocols and contingency plans have intensified to mission-critical. If cyberattacks become more innovative or intense, the West may well see the emergence of a "military, post-industrial complex" to protect and assert its interests.

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Supply Chain Contingency Plans Banking Globalization 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2017

Louis Gerstner created an environment that gave new employees like me a chance to innovate and compete. Employees asked whether we have a contingency plan if they were unable to reenter the U.S. The imminent threat to innovation and progress is another. Instead, we invested in software and analytics. based employees.

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Bottom-up Contingency Plans Travel CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2015

Others offered psychological support to employees experiencing breakdowns, developed contingency plans, or found temporary shelter for those whose homes were threatened. The cohesion of our team made it safer to discuss difficult issues, innovate solutions, and take risks. Many foreign companies decided to write off Ukraine.

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Crisis Management Contingency Plans Objective 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2015

It would provide the Fed and Bank of England with a contingency plan should their economies faced renewed shocks. Modest innovation to address the intertwined problems of deflation and inequality is needed. All central banks should be given this power, even if they do not need to use it immediately.

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Mark Sanborn

MARCH 22, 2022

Are your contingency plans up to date? Tom Peters famously said, “Ready, Fire, Aim” which was as much about innovation and experimentation as taking action. Does your organization teach resilience? Have you captured and codified what you learned from the Covid crisis? Action to intentionality.

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Agility Contingency Plans Crisis Learning-by-Doing 112

Strategy Driven

MARCH 4, 2017

You can’t stop that from happening, but you can make sure you have the contingency plans in place so that you’re able to handle any temporary setbacks relating to stock and so forth. External Innovation: Good. External Innovation: Bad. With that being said, not all innovation will be there to give you a boost.

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Contingency Plans Software Trends Innovation 50

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2017

unilaterally pulls out of the Iran nuclear deal), building contingency plans, and diversifying their portfolio of markets. And 45% said that they need to bring new innovations into Sub-Saharan Africa to support their strategic objectives in the next three years. if the U.S. We’ve seen highly creative ways of doing so.

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Depreciation Contingency Plans Policies Marketing 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2017

While consumer spending has proven resilient, with same-store retail sales rising 6% YOY in April , most multinational corporations are developing contingency plans to mitigate risks to their businesses and reassessing the country’s role in their global market portfolio and supply chains. Renegotiating NAFTA.

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Supply Chain Depreciation Uncertainty Marketing 11