Discussion Question #5: How do you think planning in today's organizations compares to

planning 25 years ago? Do you think planning becomes more important or less important in a

world where everything is changing so fast and crises are a regular part of organizational life?

Why? Explain in brief

Discussion Question #6: You are a middle manager helping to implement a new corporate cost-

cutting strategy after Covid 19 pandemic, and you're meeting skepticism, resistance, and in some

cases, outright hostility from your subordinates. In what ways might you or the company have

been able to avoid this situation? Explain in brief