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Contingency Planning | N2Growth Blog

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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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How to Lead a Team That Suddenly Has to Work From Home

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This week we’ve received so many calls from leaders trying to figure out remote working contingency plans and from managers faced with implementing these new work from home policies. If you’re also trying to make the best of a new work-from-home scene, perhaps […].

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Disaster and Contingency Planning Lessons from the ICU

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The post Disaster and Contingency Planning Lessons from the ICU appeared first on Lead Change. My mom would probably have been a “three” under the Memorial “triage” system, at best a two. A crisis is not the time to decide who is a one and who isn’t.

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Project Management: How to Hold the Best Accountability Conversations

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Project management isn’t for the faint of heart. And in between, you’ve got scope creep, stakeholder politics, and vaguely supported contingency plans. The post Project Management: How to Hold the Best Accountability Conversations appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. You can become […].

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7 Ways to Help Your Team Deal with Ambiguity

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Every manager and team member will be more effective with greater skill in this arena. Brainstorm those possibilities and develop contingency plans. It’s not easy. 7 Ways to Help Your Team Deal With Ambiguity. ” – Julian Baggini. ” That’s seldom true. Engage Other People and Perspectives.

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Better Stakeholder Management: How to Turn Stress into Success

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Use these communication techniques to keep even the most difficult stakeholders on your side Stakeholder management is an art most of us learn the hard way. If you’ve been involved in stakeholder management for more than a minute, you’ve probably met a few of these well-meaning, challenging stakeholders. Sound familiar?

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Life Lessons From The Ziplining Tortilla

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Businesses have Continuity and Contingency Plans (BCCP’s) in case disaster strikes, and they are supposed to test their systems periodically. Everything Else Business Continuity and Contingency Planning Change Management Ziplining' ” Reflexes and adrenaline can do funny things to your judgment.