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104: Yes you need a coverage plan, and here’s what goes into it

104: Yes you need a coverage plan, and here’s what goes into it

FromManaging Made Simple for Team Leaders & Small Business Owners


104: Yes you need a coverage plan, and here’s what goes into it

FromManaging Made Simple for Team Leaders & Small Business Owners

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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Feb 27, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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Do you have an emergency plan in place that your team can "break the glass" on when you are absent from the office?
If not, then you need a coverage plan!
If you aren't familiar, a coverage plan is something you put together to make sure that if you can't make it into work for any reason and for any amount of time, your team will be able to function as normally as possible.
Coverage plans include which of your tasks need to continue to get done on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis; who on your team will be performing those tasks; who will be in charge of making decisions while you're gone; and much, much more.
The goal here is to make sure that when life happens—whether you get sick, you want to go on vacation, or have any other reason for being absent—your business doesn't miss a beat.
But where do you even begin with a coverage plan? Let's go over it together!    
 
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Released:
Feb 27, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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Being a people manager is kind of the best. But it's kind of the worst too, right? I mean between questions like, “how do I know what to talk about in a 1:1 meeting?” to “how do I give difficult feedback without being awkward?” to “how do I avoid becoming a micromanager?” – it can be really overwhelming. Not anymore. The Managing Made Simple Podcast is your roadmap and compass to help you navigate life (really wanted to say “the rocky waters” but it felt like I was going too hard on the nautical theme) as a people manager. Chock full of fun stories from the trenches, concrete tools and strategies, and thought provoking interviews, the Managing Made Simple Podcast will make sure you have everything you need to be a great people manager so that together we can make the workplace somewhere everyone can thrive. Subscribe today and tune in every week where no topic is too big or too small to dive into. ** About your host: Lia Garvin is the bestselling author of Unstuck, TEDx speaker, and organizational effectiveness consultant & coach with experience leading team operations across Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Bank of America. As the Founder of the The Workplace Reframe organizational consulting firm, she equips innovative organizations of any size and industry with the tools to cultivate inclusive, motivated, high performing teams resulting in higher retention, more efficiency, and better business results. She is a sought after expert in the media, featured across Inc, FastCompany, ABC News, CNN Business, US News & World Report, HBR, Yahoo, and TV News. Learn more about Lia's programs, workshops, and speaking at: www.liagarvin.com