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Dream Adjusters: Why Company Leaders Also Have To Be Chief Calibration Officers

Terry Starbucker

Setting the right targets and goals over the short and long terms is a fine art that requires a delicate blend of unbridled optimism and cold-eyed realism, sometimes bordering on schizophrenia. (I’ve 3) Dream and Goal set realistically in a 12-24 month window, and, this is very important: If you hit them, raise the bar quickly.

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Goldilocks, The Three Bears, And Effective Goal Setting

Terry Starbucker

Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Goldilocks…… I’ve done a lot of budgeting, planning, and goal setting over the course of my career. This was a goal typically tied to an operating metric, like the Net Promoter Score, or the company’s “fault rate&# (i.e.

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Inspiring Leadership: Bringing Purpose to Life

The Practical Leader

” That’s a BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) I’ve pursued most of my career! Inject purpose into your succession planning. ” I especially resonate with what Ignatius says is HBR’s purpose, “to rid the world of bad management.” Connect personal and organizational purpose.

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Q&A With Millennial CEO And Book Author Rick Lindquist

Eric Jacobson

In order to attract, develop and retain the best people (especially with respect to Millennials) in today’s job world, you must have a plan to advance your workers’ career opportunities during their time with you. How important have mentors been to your career? Today’s workers are more empowered than ever. Good advice.

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10 BIG Development Goals for Leaders for 2012

Great Leadership By Dan

That includes individual development goals. In a business context, individual development goals should be closely aligned with your short and long term job responsibilities. Each and every person’s situation is different, so there is no one-size-fits-all development plan. No, these are the big, hairy, audacious, goals (BHAGs).

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