thoughtLEADERS, LLC

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Our reader poll today asks: How robust are your organization’s crisis response contingency plans? Read the rest of this post at thoughtLEADERS, LLC: Leadership Training for the Real World.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 19, 2013

Still, that’s an important part of leadership-showing others the potential futures and demonstrating you can lead them through it regardless of the outcome. Leadership And Contingency Planning. The concept is simple but it takes discipline to step away from what you have to do to prepare for what you might have to do.

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Leadership Freak

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Will Smith said, “There is no reason to have plan “B” because it distracts from plan “A”. Jihae Shin and Katherine Milkman, from Wharton School research found that merely thinking about a backup… Continue reading →

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

If times of uncertainty don’t lead to your shining moments of leadership brilliance, acknowledge that. Find a trusted advisor (could even be a team member) who finds change and ambiguity exhilarating to help you with your plan. Brainstorm those possibilities and develop contingency plans. Start with you.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 24, 2024

This includes identifying employees with high potential, supporting their professional advancement, and preparing them for future leadership positions. Leadership potential should be evaluated based on past performance and the capacity to lead in uncertain future scenarios.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Anticipate all possible objections and create contingency plans for anything that could go wrong. Create consensus by presenting your plan to colleagues and stakeholders. With preparation, contingency planning, buy-in, and metrics, you''ll find that bringing about change is far easier than you thought.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 14, 2014

Anticipate all possible objections and create contingency plans for anything that could go wrong. Create consensus by presenting your plan to colleagues and stakeholders. With preparation, contingency planning, buy-in, testing and metrics, you’ll find that bringing about change is far easier than you thought.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Fear and worry is channeled into preparation, contingency plans, buffers and margins of safety. 10X Leadership Behaviors. Productive Paranoia: Highly attuned to threats and changes especially when things are going well. 20-Mile March: This is the discipline to stay the course in both good times and bad.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 6, 2024

Strategic Planning for Next-Gen Digital Changes To fully take advantage of emerging technologies, businesses need to include strategic planning in their operations. Planning involves creating a realistic and comprehensive timeline, identifying potential roadblocks, and developing contingency plans for unforeseen challenges.

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Rapid BI

DECEMBER 28, 2012

Succession Planning or Contingency Planning - Succession Planning or Contingency Planning is often talked about, but often considered too complex and expensive for many organizations or businesses to understand & put in action Related posts: Strategic Analysis and Planning Five ways to make leadership succession planning work Counter Offers, Human (..)

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Leading Blog

JUNE 3, 2011

It’s not about PR strategies, or charismatic leadership, or vision, or any specific action by any individual. Therefore, the chief questions to ask yourself about how your company will respond in a crisis are not contingency plans and policies, but about your culture and your people.

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Lead from Within

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

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. Successful leaders and organizations are proactive in identifying potential threats and challenges before they manifest.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 5, 2013

When you have 3 on the table, turn to "structured" colleagues and discuss what needs to happen and contribute contingency plans. To be at your innovative best, experiment with many ideas to see how they can be improved. Address the question: How can we make sure our new concept does not get bogged down?

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

MARCH 11, 2025

Plan for the unexpected. Develop contingency plans. When planning your lifes journey, always have an alternate route. Get over it. You cant control the uncontrollable, but you can control how you respond to it. Dont wait for a fire to locate the exits. Prepare both best- and worst-case options. Go with the flow.

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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. Communicate more effectively. If your expertise, empathy, clarity, etc. Thanks for stopping by.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 11, 2024

You might be “right” in telling her everything is under control, but you become “effective” when you present her with a contingency plan. Let me walk you through a few of our contingency plans. This eases her anxieties and wins you a cooperative stakeholder. ” 2.

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Nathan Magnuson

JULY 7, 2014

I’m afraid I’ve come to recognize a serious leadership deficit today in America. The great tragedy is that the opportunity for true leadership, the kind that welcomes responsibility and takes courageous and necessary risks in spite of the unknown – that kind of leadership, has never been in higher demand.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 31, 2017

Smart leadership creates an environment where yes is not viewed as a weakness, but as an opportunity. By helping people refine their thinking you’re in essence clarifying your expectations, developing them in the process, and advancing the ball at the same time – this is simply good leadership. What say you?

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

Here are some thoughts to help launch you toward your own leadership league: 1. If you are to be truly successful, your leadership must be grounded in self-awareness and authenticity. Your strategic plan is worthless unless you have a strategic vision. Leadership is not wielding authority; it’s empowering others.

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Six Disciplines

MARCH 21, 2011

It's also used to articulate the challenges an organization has, enabling contingency plans. Organizational (leadership, accountability, commitment, engagement). The purpose of using the SWOT tool is to uncover or reveal the organization's competitive advantages, and what opportunities (sales, profitability) to capitalize upon.

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Skip Prichard

MARCH 24, 2020

Leadership isn’t like that. Yes, we have business contingency planning but a true crisis is often completely unexpected.). So, if we can’t plan, how do we react? My panel on this week’s “Aim Higher” podcast talks about how they tackle leadership issues during times of crisis. Crisis leadership isn’t just for CEOs.

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Six Disciplines

JULY 25, 2014

It''s also used to articulate the challenges an organization has, enabling contingency plans. Organizational (leadership, accountability, commitment, engagement). An analysis of the organization''s strengths and weaknesses is typically an internal examination process. Opportunities and Threats.

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Joseph Lalonde

MAY 1, 2015

This sets us up for plenty of leadership lessons and quotes from the Avengers. That’s a fact of life, and leadership. And yet he laid out an amazing leadership quote. Tony Stark knows this is trouble but he had a backup plan… He knew he had to call on Veronica. Man, those are some leadership lessons, huh?

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Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

Whether you are new to studying leadership or have practiced and studied it for many years, I am sure you will benefit and enjoy the leadership lessons today’s post provides. One of your first leadership lessons is “A subordinate’s trust in their leader is the most important factor in the success of any organization.”

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Joseph Lalonde

APRIL 23, 2018

A Reel Leadership Article The Little Prince is a Netflix original movie based on the novella of the same name. The Little Prince contains a massive amount of leadership lessons for the viewer. Quotes And Leadership Lessons From The Little Prince. Don’t be a leader who believes they can do leadership without any friends.

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Skip Prichard

APRIL 11, 2022

That’s one of the important points made this week by my panel of leadership experts as we discussed how leaders need to approach the topic of change. Neither fight nor flight are appropriate leadership responses to that key requirement. Some people are great at contingency planning and knocking down roadblocks before they occur.

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HR Digest

JUNE 17, 2023

In order to effectively manage sick employee absences on July 4 th , employers should have contingency plans in place. It is imperative to take proactive measures to maintain productivity and meet operational demands. Note: This may involve asking other employees to work overtime or requesting them to come in on their days off.)

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

UNDERSTANDING LEADERSHIP. The coronavirus crisis has shown there’s a leadership deficit around the world. Within organizations, many have formulated contingency plans to avoid COVID-19 disruptions. Find out if your company really values diversity. Are you integrating diversity into your hiring strategy and goals?

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Prepare contingency plans. Ask yourself “what-if” questions because things rarely go according to plan. Check out Franks NEW book, Leadership by Example: Be a role model who inspires greatness on others What Will You Do to Achieve More? Reduce bureaucracy and red tape. Simplicity wins. It’s that simple.

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Experience to Lead

MAY 30, 2023

This type of work is nuanced and requires leadership skills that are often overlooked in business school. Executive leadership training programs can offer support and meaningful dialogue to master new challenges effectively. What is an Executive Leadership Training Program?

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 15, 2023

Leadership and study at your own pace without attending a physical university. With the right mindset and dedication, you can take your leadership skills to the next level and make a significant impact in the field of education. You, too, can register for a Master’s in Ed. Moreover, adaptable leaders are not afraid of change.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 17, 2020

The concept of hero leadership came into its own in 1978 when James MacGregor Burns published his Pulitzer Prize winner, in which he described the transformative leader. This allowed the impact of their leadership to become more profound. What’s more, this damage was even more severe if the period of hospitalization is longer.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2016

Piloting, prototyping, and contingency planning before a change can save weeks or even years of rework. You just finished reading Change Leadership: Overcoming Change Fatigue and Organizational Burnout ! The post Change Leadership: Overcoming Change Fatigue and Organizational Burnout appeared first on StrategyDriven.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

AUGUST 3, 2014

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. Change Management Leadership Leadership Development Leading Change change leadership Change resilience Emotions' What do you think?

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Innovation Excellence

JUNE 15, 2020

Remote work , lean budgets , and the need for contingency plans are three big trends impacting the industry. The uncertainty unleashed by the pandemic reinforced that strategic thinking is needed more than ever, and clients will continue to pay top dollar for contingency planning, scenario planning, and business strategy.

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The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

They channel their fear and worry into action, preparing, developing contingency plans, building buffers, and maintaining large margins of safety." They assume conditions will turn against them, at perhaps the worst possible moment.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

As an independent micro business owner, I relish holidays. However, I’m also a little fearful of them. This may sound odd. How could one be afraid of taking time off to recharge the batteries?

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