Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

  We use a planning tool we created together early in our marriage that we call the Life GPS®.    While it takes its inspiration from the Global Positioning System, GPS in this case stands for Goals Planning System.   We use a planning tool we created together early in our marriage that we call the Life GPS®. 

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Mike Cardus

JANUARY 6, 2011

Design by 12GrainStudio How To Process + De-Brief Team Building Activities Friday, January 07th, 2011 Posted by: mike Team Building Facilitators lead activities that add value to the organization, team and person. This is established and created through purposeful processing and de-briefing of the activities.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 1, 2011

Home About Consulting Church Family Leadership Navigation: Home » Encouragement » Step by Step Writing a Life Plan for 2011 Step by Step Writing a Life Plan for 2011 January 1, 2011 in Encouragement , Family , Leadership , Life Plan , Vision with 6 Comments All week I wrote a simple, step-by-step process to writing a life plan for 2011.

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Poor planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine. Planning is toted as one of the most important things that Teams and Managers do and I still see many people who really suck at it! Usually something like this is what constitutes for a plan. Because NO-ONE Planned! Planning A change.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Developing a Leadership Training Program for High Potentials: A Case Study. Strategic planning. An assessment should be done of the high potential employees to determine their current strengths and development needs. Here's a guest post by Gina Abudi , who I've had the pleasure of meeting a couple times here in New England.

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Mike Cardus

JANUARY 3, 2011

Design by 12GrainStudio Planning Is Important; So do it. Monday, January 03rd, 2011 Posted by: mike The planning process starts when an individual is assigned a task, either by themself , by their manager , or on request from some other authorized person. All rights reserved. Powered by WordPress.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

All of us recognize that to develop in our careers we must push out of our comfort zone. In December 2011, I was selected as CTO ? I had to coach myself and draw up an initial ninety-day transition plan. My first ninety-day planning put me in a strong position. The tough choice: fast track or remain in status quo. “It

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In the CEO Afterlife

JULY 17, 2011

The Nuts and Bolts of the 1-Page Strategic Plan. by John • July 17, 2011 • Leadership , Strategy • 2 Comments. I am delighted that so many readers of the CEO Afterlife blog have asked for details of the content that goes into the 1-Page Strategic Plan. The strategic plan is not the annual budget.

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QAspire

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer 7 Steps For Customer Centric Process Improvement You can improve almost everything in your organization. So when you create your quarterly improvement plan, have no more than three most critical areas identified. Customers can be your strongest process improvement partners.

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Design by 12GrainStudio Planning, Delegation, Accountability + FUN! Thursday, October 28th, 2010 Posted by: mike Delegation of Tasks and Planning Steps Required Hoopdom: Requires teams to effectively plan a project, delegate tasks, plan for evaluation & follow-up. All rights reserved. Powered by WordPress.

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Quality of Planning = Quality of Execution: 7 Lessons When a project is executed, a plan is established. But the core point is missed – and that is quality of the planning itself. Unfortunately, we invest very little effort in verifying the quality of the plan itself. (In

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Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Design by 12GrainStudio Processing for Reciprocity of Inquiry or Team Building De-Brief Questions Thursday, September 23rd, 2010 Posted by: mike I love questions; asking them, answering them, writing about them, thinking about them, driving Christine (Wife) crazy with them. Describe how the plan was developed and evaluated?

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Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Team : the need to develop and maintain good working relationships among team members. Goals & Tasks : Have they been agreed and developed into Quantity:Quality:Time Frame:Resources (QQTR) ? How; what is the method and process? Growth : Does the person see a chance for development? All rights reserved. Is it enough?

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Contrast this with the way you think when you have time to be slow and deliberate, such as when you plan carefully over time for a big purchase. Daniel Kahneman defined these two ways of thinking in his 2011 book Thinking Fast and Slow. Fast Thinking vs. Slow Thinking.

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Jason Womack

AUGUST 2, 2011

The entire inventory of what: - you do by 10am each morning - systems/tools/gear/technology you count on to get your work done - brings you rest, relaxation, rejuvenation and reinvention Those inventories are critical to the change process. For until you know what you do, you don't know what to do differently. At least there was for me.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 21, 2011

These business leaders then direct either a business case or project plan to be developed which is immediately funded; circumventing the organization’s business planning process. Strategic Planning Best Practice – Shared Accountability. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Budgets are the financial representation of an organization’s business plan. And while it is important to include the workforce in the formulation of these plans, it is equally important to maintain the confidentiality of information providing competitive advantage or that may unnecessarily alarm workers. Consider leaving a comment!

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Budgeting Development Competitive Advantage Newsletter 56

Mike Cardus

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Design by 12GrainStudio Another Goal Setting & Action Planning Method. Now you can find out; In this 55 page E-book you will find applicable strategies, team-building activities, facilitation, de-briefing, and processing activities + theory that you can use immediately. Goal Setting & Action Planning Goals are what by when.

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CO2

DECEMBER 23, 2010

In Drive, Dan Pink asks us to look past the outmoded view of what motivates people, like the carrot and stick, to more cutting edge research about personal growth and development. Recently, when working with clients to bring the strategic planning process out of the board room and into mail room, we brought to life Motivation 2.0.

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Marshall Goldsmith

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The following process is being used by coaches around the world for this same purpose. This process has been used with great success by both external coaches and internal coaches. Having clients and their managers agree on the desired behaviors and key stakeholders in advance helps ensure their “buy in” to the process.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Develop a time/payment schedule to save. Set up goal markers to check off during this process. Set up goal markers to check off during this process. Initiate the finance process. Plan for any hiccups in the process. Set up goal markers to check off during this process. Research – a.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 31, 2011

Why then are so few employees involved in the strategic planning process? Engaging employees gains their ‘rubber meets the road’ customer and process experiences and earns buy-in it for the plan’s implementation. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. That's only a small sample of this article.

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Development Strategic Planning Competitive Advantage Sample 50

Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 2, 2011

Welcome to the January edition of the Leadership Development Carnival , New Year’s Edition! I’d encourage you to use this month’s Carnival as a catalyst to kick-off that process. To start off, are you looking for something that will stretch you as a leader in 2011? Kathy C asks What is Succession Planning?

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Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Home About Consulting Church Family Leadership Navigation: Home » Encouragement » Writing a Life Plan for the New Year, Part 4 Writing a Life Plan for the New Year, Part 4 December 30, 2010 in Encouragement , Family , Leadership , Life Plan , Uncategorized , Vision with 6 Comments We’ve been writing a life plan this week.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 27, 2011

Home About Consulting Church Family Leadership Navigation: Home » Encouragement » 5 Step Process to Take a Dream to Reality 5 Step Process to Take a Dream to Reality January 27, 2011 in Encouragement , Innovation , Leadership with 8 Comments I like to see dreams and goals become reality. I hope this post helps.

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Process Edmondson Brainstorming Blog 57

Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

He not only develops and publishes the bible on “Book Yourself Solid&# , in it, he links to a workbook which is a very powerful way for one to really LEARN his techniques. Develop a Personal Brand – Get specific on what you do. The Book Yourself Solid Sales Cycle Process – The basic process laid out.

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Jason Womack

AUGUST 3, 2011

Mental Energy affects how deeply you think, how long you can dive in to that thought, and the power of connections you make as you continue thinking, planning, developing and innovating that idea. PS: Copy and paste these links to continue the process. By now, you're remembering that. I can't wait to hear from you!

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 15, 2011

The best gardeners learn through experience and reflection what flowers need to grow and develop. Plan and Do Planning is important, but so is execution. Some leaders over plan and under execute. In some situations an hour spent planning makes the implementation go more smoothly. Developing Versatile Leaders.”

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Kaplan Planning Review Learning-by-Doing 251

Ron Edmondson

DECEMBER 30, 2010

This week we’ve attempted to take it step-by-step, in a simple format, to write a plan that will help us achieve some specific goals for the new year. The last step in our life plan is to… CELEBRATE THE WIN! That’s the planning process. You’ll get bonus points if you share your written plan.

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Six Disciplines

DECEMBER 6, 2011

A key premise behind Six Disciplines has been to help people and their organizations develop a process for planning and execution. We are often asked by prospective clients what is the ROI on the Six Disciplines process. Company A (Mfg)- 110% achievement of Revenue and Profit, 79% achievement of all 2011 Goals.

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

The fourth and first quarters of the year is when the planning happens which I guess means that the work gets done in the second and third quarters.  Process: Make sure the meeting employs a process that gets the participants engaging with each other. It’s that time of the year.

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Blog Leadership Executive Coaching Letter 179

Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Always have a “Plan B&# waiting in the wings — it might be a number of key contacts, a position that is waiting for you, a company that is just starting out. Come up with new ideas, new processes, new efficiencies and present them to anyone who will hear. If you don’t have that, go back to #5. Focus On The Positive.

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QAspire

JANUARY 9, 2011

Processes (and improvement) are seen as costs. They create focus groups on process improvements, document the lessons, relentlessly train teams and incorporate preventive measures in their processes. They treat processes and improvement as an investment in future. Same challenges show up in each project. The end result?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 19, 2011

January 19th, 2011 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus Today’s guest post is from Mike Figliuolo at The thoughtLEADERS Blog. When the seat becomes empty it is too late to think about succession planning ( a topic we’ve covered in depth on our blog in this post – click here to read it ). Great post! Great truths.

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Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 19, 2014

Yes, change takes longer than we thought, and the process is harder. Acknowledging that from the get-go can make a big difference in helping us stick to the plan. The classic mistake made in leadership development, coaching, and self-help books is the promise that “This will make you better!” ” Time.

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Mike Cardus

JANUARY 13, 2011

Design by 12GrainStudio Other People’s Work Is Never Easy or People Like to Be Included In the Plan Thursday, January 13th, 2011 Posted by: mike “When we are in an operations team meeting, and I bring up 7 or 8 process changes and tweaks…the other managers all get pissed and become combative.” All rights reserved.

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Wireless Team Building Operations Learning-by-Doing 108

The Practical Leader

JANUARY 11, 2023

The January 2011 issue of my newsletter featured a selection of hilariously inaccurate predictions about 1993 made in 1893, a few funny failed predictions from the 1400s to 2000s, and a short list of insanely wrong comments (e.g. It often leads to rigid plans and budgets. Prediction addiction can be dangerous.

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