When unforeseen events force a change in course, communicate to all employees how and why you will still win.
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In practice this can only go so far when unforeseen events occur.
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Mr Wright, the aerodrome manager, said it was difficult to be precise about departures because of unforeseen events, such as delays in refuelling.
Establishing such credibility will prove hard if it sets a monetary target and then is promptly forced by unforeseen events to overshoot it.
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Build in flexibility, to cope with changes in direction, timing or unforeseen events, like last-minute rewrites of the CEO letter, mergers and the like.
Consider how unforeseen events can immediately unspool any positive message.
"Ultimately passengers will pay for these new rules, because the profit margins of carriers are too thin to absorb the cost of major unforeseen events, " said Dr Ashley Steel, KPMG's global chair for transport.
Normal people do not think about politics most of the time, he adds, but show a healthy scepticism about party manifestos, knowing that they cannot set out how a party will react to unforeseen events.
Although there are specific disciplines that follow trained approaches to working in Lean or Agile environments, the average worker or small business owner still needs to be able to show evidence of their ability to respond quickly and effectively to changes or unforeseen events.
It is natural to want to avoid thinking about these issues, but the age of the business owner is irrelevant to the need to create a business succession plan, as unforeseen events such as death or disability can occur at any time to anyone.
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Volatility and unforeseen tragic events should be expected.
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Their revised plan also includes steps to better prepare against extreme weather events and other unforeseen circumstances in the months ahead, addressing another one of our concerns.
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