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Winning Teams Know to Trust Their Team Members

Leading Blog

I N BUSINESS, as in sports, the aspect that distinguishes the best teams from the mediocre teams comes down to collaboration. But setting goals in functional silos and then hoping that everything works itself out across the organization is an unlikely path to success. Let’s apply the team sport analogy further.

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The Smaller Your Goals, The Better

Strategy Driven

Everyone today is continually searching for the big goal. Instead of focusing on the big goal, try the little victory. In fact, the smaller your goals, the better. That was his big goal. So, he tended to his big goal the way most of us do. And at what costs? For the huge win. For the epic victory.

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Maximizing Efficiency Through Sustainable Facilities Management

Strategy Driven

That’s the goal. Here’s a roadmap to get started: Energy Efficiency: The Low-Hanging Fruit LED Lighting: Switching to LED lighting from traditional bulbs can significantly reduce energy usage and costs. Engage Your Team: Sustainability is a team sport. But how do we get there?

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A 5 Step Action Plan to Require of Colleges.

Rich Gee Group

This is a powerful article from my good friend, Hans Hanson — a National College Advisor who helps families save college costs and win admissions. So, to begin with, college goals are not in alignment with student-family goals. We now have thirty colleges or so approaching the $80,000/ year cost.

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Goal Setting vs. Goal Sitting

Chris Brady

Perhaps the best course of action (and I can hardly believe I'm writing the words) is to line up with everyone else and set some 2011 goals for ourselves. So how can we set goals that won't disappear faster than a politician's promise? Goals must be specific 2. Goals must be written down 3.

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Don’t Tolerate Dysfunctional Teams

Great Leadership By Dan

Although it can be innate “wired” behavior, it is often likely that it is “acquired” behavior , learned through watching the dynamics in the family , school, sports, or the community. This is not only frustrating for team members but can cost real money. They do not have a common purpose or shared values and goals. every day.

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Opportunity – Which Flag Are You Flying?

Lead Change Blog

Living 13 miles away from Loudon, New Hampshire, places me next door to New England’s largest sporting venue, the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Do they feel that the road ahead is littered with debris and speed bumps that will derail their goals or confidence in the organization (or both)? A red flag means to stop the race immediately.

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