What role do you play in addressing resource scarcity and conflict?

I can help people learn about resource scarcity and conflict. I can provide information and different viewpoints to help them understand the problems and possible solutions. This can encourage discussion and help people work together to find ways to share resources and avoid fighting.

Certainly constrained or scarce resources are often a problem in a growing business or industry. A practical solution is to explore and examine alternative or substitute materials that can replace the scarce material. There are many examples in industry where advanced composite materials have replaced expensive metals and improved product performance, reliability and quality!

Resource scarcity is usually the order of the day in the commercial department. To make matters worse, conflicts and skirmishes usually arise between sales and marketing. How to address them: 1. Prioritize activities with the bigger picture in mind. 2. Alignment, alignment, alignment. Don't assume others know what you are doing. 3. Always go for activity based budgets instead of just adding a percentage to previous year's actual expenses. When you plan your activities and cost them appropriately it becomes easier to adjust and manage the scarce resources.

Using only the necessary amount of resource for any purpose is essential to help an economy to overcome scarcity. Reducing demand through quotas, rationing, or price caps

In today's world, addressing resource scarcity and conflict is a shared responsibility. Each individual has a role to play in finding sustainable solutions to this global issue. 1. Promote resource conservation through mindful everyday choices like reducing water usage.. 2. Advocate for fair and equitable distribution of resources to address root causes of conflicts related to scarcity. 3. Engage in dialogue and cooperation among stakeholders to develop collaborative solutions for resource-related conflicts. 4. Support initiatives focused on alternative and renewable energy sources to reduce dependence on finite resources and mitigate energy conflicts. 5. Individual actions, no matter how small, can contribute to long-term sustainability

Conflict is not real! There can be differences, there can be overprommised, there can be careers and reputations at stake. Numerous reasons to create drama and call it conflict. But do not take your inability to see the mechanism or personal hesitation as conflict. Business is organised to address and cope with continued pressure on resources and time and the management methods are created in the levels to resolve them. There is always a level in the hierarchy where the conflict is just a matter of choice of outcomes within the limitations of reality. Be cool, get the facts, build better teams, give to receive. And when it gets down to stupid opposition, strategies to win.

Scarcity of resources is a realty, so building a culture of creative-thinkers can not only help build more efficiencies into the processes, but also spark innovation at the same time. There is a place for "healthy conflict" - allowing internal competition in a controlled way. This rewards the best thinking and encourages others to think differently about their outcomes. In addition, new opportunities for opening markets may emerge through the innovations that "lost" in one area but break open a whole new area. Without healthy conflict, the workplace dulls the senses of the most productive people and reduces the output across the organization. There is no place for destructive conflict that tears down people and relationships.

Strategic planning unlocks an important structure to address resource scarcity: prioritization. Resources aren't infinite, your team can't tackle every project, and there's always an opportunity cost. So weighing the points or resource friction against your strategic plan will help you determine where to place your bets. This means saying no to efforts, or letting quality or outcomes be suboptimal in some way. For instance, if a team says they don't have enough people to do everything they want to do, ask instead what they should stop doing, or what would happen if the scarcity wasn't addressed. This surprises people, and makes you quantify the impact of your investment in a realistic way.

A strategic advisor plays a pivotal role in addressing resource scarcity and conflict within business strategy. They conduct comprehensive analyses using frameworks like SWOT and PESTEL to identify pressures and conflicts. By engaging stakeholders and employing conflict resolution techniques, such as interest-based negotiation, they foster collaborative solutions. Advisors also design initiatives for optimal resource utilisation and equitable distribution. Their expertise integrates sustainability into the strategy, ensuring alignment with long-term goals and resilience. This approach not only mitigates resource challenges but also positions the organisation as a leader in sustainable practices.

Executives that encourage experimentation within the fields of work that the organization competes is a critical component to building innovation. As much as many teams would love and unlimited budget, squeezing the availability of resources can offer new thoughts around the processes and components that are actually required. Think like a "MacGyver" by using what is available as resources wherever possible and construct solutions that fit their purposes, some short-term, others long-term. Empower those leaders to be creative and reward them for their innovation to encourage them (and others) to think differently about innovation.

You have to be willing to disappoint someone. Someone won’t get what they want. Hear all the arguments - make the stakeholders feel heard and make the call - without apology.

A maioria de empresas enfrenta escassez de recursos, e muitas vezes, escassez de recursos financeiros. E as empresas se endividam para levar à frente todos os projetos que almejam fazer. Quando a SELIC caiu para 2%aa, após a pandemia do COVID, as empresas passaram a usar muito recursos de 3os. O endividamento das empresas subiu em demasia. Porém, em menos de 1 ano, a SELIC voltou a subir, e em ~18 meses, atingiu o patamar de 13,75%aa. Resultado: quem se endividou em demasia uns 2 anos antes viu as despesas financeiras dispararem. E, sem caixa, muitas destas empresas entraram em RJ. Se tiver escassez de dinheiro, analise muito bem onde vai aplicá-lo; e considere que o custo de financiamento de 3os pode subir de uma hora para outra!