Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2016

As Joan Lewis, former P&G Global Officer and SVP of Consumer and Market Knowledge says, “Hundreds or thousands of projects are good ideas but if we don’t prune the list, they will strangle each other like weeds in a garden.”. Piloting, prototyping, and contingency planning before a change can save weeks or even years of rework.

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After Action Review Rogers Contingency Plans Leadership 50

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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Tips Blog Learning-by-Doing Open-book 417

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Provide leadership. Plan for the future. 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”. You never know when the next big recession will hit.

Succession 50

Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Too many companies still follow a “Plan-then-Do” approach to strategy: The organization works tirelessly to create its best forecasts about the future market and competitive landscape. Leadership then specifies a plan that it believes will position the company to win in this predicted future.

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Execution Strategy Contingency Plans Company 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2014

We have reviewed hundreds of corporate announcements and websites, interviewed numerous leadership experts, and conducted an analysis of CEO changes and successions over the past five years at S&P 500 and Global 100 companies. Through this effort, we have observed certain characteristics of this emerging trend.

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CEO Contingency Plans Telecommunications Planning 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2011

he was decrying the sorry state of leadership, not asking about particular places. Are there continuity, backup, and contingency plans? When former auto executive Lee Iaccoca titled a book, " Where Have All the Leaders Gone ?" Currently, the question is more literal and immediate: Where have all the leaders gone on vacation?

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Contingency Plans Sharpe Bond Planning 17

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2015

Our supply and distribution lines were impeded; we lost market territory to war and annexation; we had to manage the impact of military mobilization of our workers, and we needed to relocate or redeploy almost a hundred employees and their families. To manage a crisis, the leadership team must function at its highest capacity.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 16, 2015

I found myself wondering if better contingency planning could have mitigated the damage. Caught off guard (by this new competition), Climax lost half its market share.” But it is foresight that lets you formulate a Plan B strategy before a disaster ensues. How will I adapt to changing circumstances?

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Planning Contingency Plans Management Meyer 150

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2017

The new trainee could have done a first draft of the marketing summary; the groceries could have come from an Amazon standing order. An effective contingency plan lets you consistently deliver at work and at home — and reduces your stress significantly. Think long-term to stay in the game.

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Stress Long-term Short-term Contingency Plans 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Listen… Before you react to the news, Spreitzer suggests you “listen carefully to what senior leadership is saying about what’s happening, why it’s happening, and what’s the hoped-for outcome.” Listen to and absorb what senior leadership says about why the reorg is happening. Principles to Remember.

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Restructuring Stress Uncertainty Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Top leaders tend to focus more on status updates than on contingency planning. This means that many emerging market risks get cut from the senior leadership agenda. They did not spend as much time thinking about local events that have implications for their emerging market operations. miragec/Getty Images.

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