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The Five Reasons We Give Up

Marshall Goldsmith

Acknowledging that from the get-go can make a big difference in helping us stick to the plan. Yet many of the roadblocks that prevent us from getting to the gym often are the same ones that thwart us in achieving any goal.Five of the most common reasons for giving up on our goals are listed below. Understanding is easy. Doing is tough.In

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Writing a Life Plan for the New Year, Part 5 | Ron Edmondson

Ron Edmondson

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. 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.

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The Magical Career Fairy Will Help You

Persuasive Powerhouse

You can’t expect your manager to know what you want for your career over the long or short haul. Craft a strategy as if you were developing a strategic plan for your organization – but this one is for you. Craft a strategy as if you were developing a strategic plan for your organization – but this one is for you.

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Developing a Leadership Training Program for High Potentials: A Case Study

Great Leadership By Dan

Successful organizations know what skills are required for a leader to be effective for the organization to meet its long term strategic goals and grow and prosper. Long term vision/goal setting and the ability to communicate that to the organization. Strategic planning. Influencing skills.

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Hardwoods of Michigan Joins The Six Disciplines Client Community

Six Disciplines

housing starts, in 2008-09 Hardwoods of Michigan had been in survival mode, focusing more on day-to-day operations as opposed to long-term strategies. Towards the end of 2010, Robert Vogel, President and CEO, saw the need to shift the senior management focus back to long- term strategy planning - and execution.

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Behavioral Change as Simple as 1, 2, 3!

Marshall Goldsmith

My mission is to help successful leaders achieve positive, long-term, measurable change in behavior. Review what has been learned with clients and help them develop an action plan. I then ask them to come back with a plan of what they want to do. These plans need to come from them, not me.

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Still holding on to “life's leg warmers?” What would Jane Fonda.

Women on Business

Baby steps work just as well as long as you keep to a reasonable timeframe. Whatever you consider the “monkey on your back,” just know that you’re better off in the long run by letting it go and taking some new risks…and don’t even think about looking back! You don’t have to rip off the band-aid and do it all at one time.