N2Growth Blog
AUGUST 23, 2010
Resist the temptation to just advance a broad number of disparate initiatives, and alternatively focus your efforts on the completion of a few high impact objectives. The simple reality is that if you continue to add new responsibilities to an already full plate, all of your obligations will suffer as a result.
N2Growth Blog
DECEMBER 5, 2010
A goal is a specific target and the objectives are the attainment components/benchmarks/hurdles which will lead you toward achieving said goal. Goal: Take that hill – Objectives: taking out the bunkers, machine gun nests, and other fortified positions that stand in your way of taking the hill.
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N2Growth Blog
APRIL 5, 2010
I’m always amazed at the number of organizations that charge sub-par leaders with mission critical tasks and then wonder why they failed to meet their objectives. The most important decision a leader can make with regard to any implementation, initiative, project, objective, goal, task, etc. Great reminder Mike.
N2Growth Blog
NOVEMBER 29, 2010
Should bonuses come off the top-line, bottom-line, be based on contribution margin, be subjectively or objectively distributed, be paid in cash, stock, options, profit sharing, perks, or some other mechanism? I take away from your post that an objective in bonus pay should not create negative outcomes (us vs. them, entitlement, etc.),
N2Growth Blog
DECEMBER 21, 2010
Did the attainment of your 2010 goals lead you closer to success or significance? Is the pursuit of success or significance driving your quest in 2011? My goal is to simply help them leverage their success into becoming significant individuals over the course of our dealings.
N2Growth Blog
OCTOBER 26, 2010
" If the goal is to get somewhere the mouse is efficiently ineffective. It's at that point that we can appreciate that encouraging efficiency is not as critical as encouraging effectiveness since it's the latter that will ultimately ensure we attain the goals we set out to reach.
N2Growth Blog
OCTOBER 22, 2010
Put simply, true influence is nothing more than understanding how to work with and through others to achieve a stated objective while staying true to your core values and maintaining your integrity. True influence is rarely built upon the backs of others, but rather by helping others achieve their goals.
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