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Master the Habit Cycle and Achieve Your Goals

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It’s easy to set a goal. NOTE: This video and transcript are excerpted from the “ Building Habits that Stick” lesson in my on-line course entitled Goal-Getting: How to Build Your Framework for Success. I’ll use myself as an example. Achieve Your Goals. It’s much harder to actually achieve it.

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How to be a Great Boss: 9 Ways to Get a 5-Star Rating From Your Team

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But with this boss, his goal was to honestly find out how to help. He his goal was to learn how to leverage the resources under his control to help me do even better. Together we set the vision and goals, but there was no doubt I was fully responsible for getting it done. He didn’t do my job for me. He talked to the people.

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Leadership Mistakes: 3 Things to Do When You Really Step In It

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It sets a positive example for others to follow – isn’t that how you’d want your teammates to respond? • If the error led your team away from the direction of your vision and goals , pause to review, so that your next steps are forward again. I messed that up.”. Reorient. Voice the values.

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How to Tell if You Are Sinking or Swimming as a Leader

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What has happened to the relationships among you and your teammates in the process? Leadership by example is one of your most powerful tools of influence. And in the process, your teammates feel that they are meaningful contributors. But that’s not the whole story. Are they stronger or weaker? Has trust grown or suffered?

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5 Essential New Manager Survival Tips

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Ask for their thoughts on company processes and goals and you will soon sense the depth of their understanding of the bigger picture and the part they play. By sharing your mental process, you are teaching them how to think, and how to make decisions. Make sure you are a living example of the things you talk about.

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Sharpen Your Thinking: 25 Ways to Hone Your Thinking Skills

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Even better, put a goal on your thinking session, like coming up with five new ideas in the next 30 minutes. The goal is not simply to listen and repeat. The idea is to absorb, process, and come to your own conclusions. Pick a Topic and an outcome. It can be helpful to pick a subject to focus on. Bring the right tools.

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How to Build Team Culture From the Ground Up

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“Sally, I really appreciate that you were willing to question our thinking on this new product; you helped us save some time and money by forcing us to take a closer look at the process…”. If your organization uses some kind of performance review, include your cultural values in the process. Make it part of periodic feedback.

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