The Empowered Buisness

JANUARY 26, 2016

BHAG stands for Big Hairy Audacious Goal , a concept introduced by Jim Collins in his book, “Built to Last.” A bigger, bolder, more powerful outcome than goals with a target timeframe of 10 – 30 years from now. To learn how to develop and test your BHAG, refer to Collin’s book, Built to Last. QUESTION 4: What’s at stake?

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 6, 2010

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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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 8, 2012

Good to Great , Jim Collins, Harper Business, New York, 2001, pages 12-14. ” - Jim Collins and Morten Hansen, Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck — Why Some Thrive Despite Them All. And that’s the price we’ll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.”

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The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

As with Collins’ first book, Built to Last , and with Good to Great (read my review of both books on LinkedIn or The Leader Letter archive ), they compared the outstanding companies to a control group of comparison companies in the very same industries and extreme environments that failed to thrive. Sounding familiar?

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The Empowered Buisness

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Vision statements, mission statements and strategic plans in many companies reduce to mere academic exercises with no real value in driving an organization forward. Big, bold goals are actually easier, more fulfilling and a heck more exciting to achieve than small goals. Let’s take a look. The difference lies in alignment.

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Miles Anthony Smith

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't Jim Collins' book, "Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't," pulls from a study covering 28 companies to offer advice on which leadership strategies and business practices work, and which don't.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 8, 2012

Good to Great , Jim Collins, Harper Business, New York, 2001, pages 12-14. ” - Jim Collins and Morten Hansen, Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck — Why Some Thrive Despite Them All. And that’s the price we’ll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.”

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Lindquist : Professional will, which is defined in Jim Collins’ famous book, Good to Great. 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. It’s a simple concept.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

If your company’s long-term business plan requires the acquisition, or retention of the uber employee then your business not only has a risk management issue, but it is likely not scalable. Related Post: Keeping it Simple Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Dan Collins Excellent – Simple, Scalable and Succinct Advice.

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Joseph Lalonde

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Catching Fire brought the Suzanne Collins story to life. We lose sight of what our goal is. Look for a different way to execute your plan or to move the organization. O nce you get past the trainwreck that the first Hunger Games movie was, you’re in for a treat. Do your best to spread unity. It’s for Peeta.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

The most important decision a leader can make with regard to any implementation, initiative, project, objective, goal, task, etc. And many young leaders lose focus on the team goal and focus on either being popular with their team or following the rules. is who they are going to put in charge? 2 Tweets Who’s In Charge?

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Tim Milburn

APRIL 9, 2011

But momentum will soon fade if it’s not nurtured, managed, and fed with an intentional plan. Focus on your #1 goal. If this is the case, then it’s time to refocus the team’s efforts on one or two goals. When you focus your efforts in one area, you are able to exert more of your energy toward achieving that goal.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 10, 2014

Jim Collins immortal business bestseller, Good to Great , created a revolution in many businesses and an explosion in book sales. Collins knew it. It revolves around self-assessment, an agreed-upon game plan of action, measurable results, and an overall spirit that includes individual work, teamwork, and remarkable leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2016

With 2016 upon us, you’ve probably set business goals for the year ahead: launch the new product, grow sales by 20%, or complete the acquisition. But professional development – improving yourself at work beyond meeting your specific performance goals – is too often left to the rote box-checking of annual performance reviews.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 25, 2012

Whether or not goals are met entirely, movement toward them develops teamwork and is valuable to the company. Some of the following thinking and exercises were inspired by an article called Building Your Company’s Vision , by Collins and Porras, the authors of Built to Last. So how do organizations get to this point?

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Strategy Driven

MAY 4, 2012

Finding common ground about the zeal and joys inherent in running a company results in better buy-in and support of the goals. The mentor requests pro-active changes of mentee, evaluates realism of goals, offers truths about path to success and shortcomings of mentee’s approaches. ” Judy Collins (1968).

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Ellen Pao’s seminal book Reset is among the growing evidence that shows the consequences women of color, and often immigrants, face from being left out of office networking events — both spontaneous and planned. Engage a diverse planning committee. She writes: “We are either silenced or we are seen as buzzkills.

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Roundtable Talk

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Goal Setting for Dummies → Red flag mechanisms… got yours? In Jim Collins’ must-read book “Good to Great” , Collin’s coined the phrase “red flag mechanism”. Goal Setting for Dummies → Like Be the first to like this post. RoundtableTalk Where ambitious leaders meet. Skip to content Home Welcome! ← Say what?

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Roundtable Talk

JULY 19, 2010

For leaders, the flick offers some interesting lessons in what can happen with a great team and a focus on your long-term goals. Think about how each step you’re taking/move you’re making is bringing you towards your ultimate career/life goals. Don’t let your need for approval get in the way of your goals.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

I have no doubt he will achieve that goal. He was on the creative planning team for catalyst, works with leadership development of Chick-Fil-A, and is quarterbacking many projects for well known leaders. link] Dan Collins Mike, Leaders inspire us by their example. This year Noah received his heart. My CEO, Rex Hammond.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2011

When Jim Collins and I studied who won big in highly uncertain industries, we found that those leaders — including Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Herb Kelleher — had much in common with Amundsen, while their peers shared traits with Scott (see our book Great by Choice ). There's even more we can learn here. Channel paranoia.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2013

The idea entrepreneur is an individual, usually a content expert and often a maverick, whose main goal is to influence how other people think and behave in relation to their cherished topic. Their goal is to make a difference, to change the world in some way. Career planning Entrepreneurship Leadership'

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Jim Collins had a lot to say about CEOs he saw demonstrating modesty and leading quietly, not charismatically , in his 2001 bestseller Good to Great. How would that goal take shape in the context of a formal leadership development program? And 92% of leaders being coached say they plan to use a coach again. Second, get a coach.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2011

HP had grown so large, to about $30 billion in sales, that Barnholt and other senior managers felt pinched to reach their double-digit growth goals. They executed on their plans well. But by the mid-1990s, the challenges mounted. To launch HP's big new businesses, the company's managers took rigorously logical steps.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

So whether you’re a founder of a startup, a young CEO, or a veteran leader, if you have big plans, you have one job: Put together the strongest team possible. Be less picky in the beginning about who you interview as the main goal is to hone your skill to be at your best when Grade A candidates comes your way. Insight Center.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 20, 2010

Saturday, March 20, 2010 Read Good To Great Near the top of virtually every list youll see of the best leadership books, youll find Good To Great , by Jim Collins. The five years of research that Collins and a team conducted to prep for the book consisted of examining 1,435 U.S., The book focuses on 11 good-to-great companies.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 9, 2010

The 100-plus page book, co-written with Jim Collins, Philip Kotler, James Kouzes, Judith Rodin, V. What is our Plan? And, if #4 and #3 above dont match up correctly, then the business or organization must take action to set a plan to correct the disconnect. Who is our Customer? What does the Customer Value? What are our Results?

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