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12 Strategic Thinking Questions That Yield Big Results. The Bonus Question Is The Punch Line.

The Empowered Buisness

For 3-4 days, I spend time by the ocean simply reflecting, letting go of any goals, plans or expectations. Vision, Goals and Strategies. As you envision where you want your company to be in 10 years, what BHAGs (big hairy audacious goals) do you see your company achieving? I simply allow myself to just be.

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Inspiring Leadership: Bringing Purpose to Life

The Practical Leader

In his editorial, “Making Purpose Real,” Harvard Business Review , editor, Adi Ignatius, writes, “Too often, discussions of managing with ‘purpose’ can be frustratingly vague. ” I especially resonate with what Ignatius says is HBR’s purpose, “to rid the world of bad management.”

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Finding Your Bigness Balance: Seven Ways to Properly Set the Size.

Kevin Eikenberry

The bad news – one piece of the goal setting puzzle many of these systems don’t tackle, or do so inadequately, is the issue of goal size. This brief article is meant to help you get a clearer grasp on sizing your goals – or finding the proper “Bigness Balance&# as I like to call it.

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How to Develop a Radical Product Thinking Mindset

Skip Prichard

Narcissus Complex happens when we’re looking inward at our own goals and needs to such an extent that we lose focus on what customers need. Often we set OKRs or business goals and find ourselves committed to metrics that aren’t the right ones to measure after all. Managing up. What is Radical Product Thinking (RPT)?

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Consider Not Setting Goals in 2013

Harvard Business Review

I had achieved my goal of getting them to the door with their teeth brushed in record time. We all know how important it is to have goals, right? And not just any goals, but stretch goals. And not just any goals, but stretch goals. It's not that goals, by their nature, are bad. Compelling, right?

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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. Fourth, create a culture of self-disciplined people who take disciplined action consistent with the big hairy audacious goal.

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Creating Customer Focused Teams, Part 1

Strategy Driven

With humor, real-world examples, and step-by-step guides, the book explains: How to make mission, values, and BHAGS relevant to daily organizational life. Seven essential rules for effective strategic planning. Having customers consistently be raving fans of the company’s service is certainly a challenging and lofty goal.

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