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Why Plans Don't Work Out - Audio Essay

Permanent Podcast: Real Talk About Private Equity and Buying, Selling, and Operating Small Businesses

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Planning in Light of Uncertainty

No plan will 100% work 100% of the time. The real danger is in planning without flexibility or contingencies, says John Sutter. Plans go wrong because we forget that other people exist and neither do our plans. Good planning requires communication, buy-in, relationship building, and feedback from those actually implementing it.

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