A backup plan or “Plan B” is often used in case the original plan failed to materialize. For most, if not all, people, backup plans are an important contingency measure used to avoid delays when problems emerge.
But does having a backup plan mean someone is planning to fail?
For Michiko Kaneyama, a 23-year-old program researcher for a morning television show, backup plans are not “failure preps,” but an indication that someone fears failure.
“Backup plans mean you are afraid to fail so you think of alternatives beforehand so you will not have a hard time when adversities arise,” Kaneyama told republicasia.
Having a plan A to Z means that you have an answer to every possible scenario that may come your way in case what you originally planned will not work out.”
Because of the nature of his work as a researcher, Kaneyama said alternative ideas and actions are crucial in order to run a successful program.
Last minute changes
Kaneyama likewise noted that people see the significance of backup plans if there are last-minute changes that will affect the program or a certain action.
Preparing for these inconveniences before they even happen will at least lessen the troubles that may arise, he said. .
Why do backup plans matter?
According to the professional social media platform LinkedIn, it does not indicate that someone is a poor leader or that they will commit less to the primary plan simply because they have a backup plan or numerous backup plans in place.
In fact, having a backup plan makes someone a great strategist because this means he or she is actually doing a risk mitigation program to reduce the possibility of failure within the workplace, it said.
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Things to consider when making backup plans
According to Kaneyama, workers and students should keep three things in mind when thinking of possible alternative plans in every endeavor: the probability for something to happen, problems they might face when they execute it, and its effect on the people around them.
He said backup plans should also involve “imagination” because thinking about how the backup plan would work inside their minds would train people to become aware of what’s going to happen.
Imagining how one will carry out the plan, laying out its possible consequences, and quantifying the possibility that it would work is beneficial in order to better identify if the proposed solution to the perceived problem is efficient or not, he said.
What if you fail?
Kaneyama said that in case the backup plans don’t work, workers and students should keep in mind that it is normal for a plan to fail and that everyone should draw lessons from it. This way, they will become aware of how to handle the situation the next time they do it.
He also said that people should not shy away from making backup plans whether at work or in life because “they never know when they will need them.”
People should always come prepared to prevent mishaps from taking a toll on them, he added
Should you feel bad about thinking of failure? Definitely not, but planning helps. Every time.
