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How to Make sure you Achieve your 2014 Leadership Goals

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This post first appeared in SmartBlog on Leadership : It’s that time of year when many of us, with the best of intentions will write a leadership development plan , or establish goals for the upcoming year. Unfortunately, most of us will fail to achieve those goals. I set measurable goals for the day 5. 1-7 scale).

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Three Ways a ‘Noble Goal’ Makes You a Significantly Better Leader

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If you’re like the majority of the Western world, you’re probably motivated by greater and greater personal financial success, the yardstick most leaders use to assess their value. This need and inspiration is called our “noble goal.” And embracing a shared noble goal ultimately delivered positive business returns.

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Effective Leadership Begins with a Strong Foundation

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Guest post from Tabitha Laser: What is leadership? Since joining the workforce more than 25 years ago, and serving as a leader for numerous organizations, it’s apparent that leadership means very different things to different people. This is the first in a series of leadership books she calls “The Deadly Practices.”.

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The Power of One Minute Goal Setting

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You learned it in Leadership 101: goal setting is the most powerful motivational tool in a leader’s toolkit. But is your goal setting up-to-date?

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Leadership and Work Teams

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If this premise and the figures above are accepted it would suggest that only 10% of team leaders are high performing, enabling their teams, whilst 40% of leaders are failing in their leadership tasks, whilst the remaining 50% are barely holding in there! Sounds complicated? Not really. Are you leading your team with the appropriate style?

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Employee Motivation and the Holiday Season

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Traditional ‘rewards’ such as office parties are often viewed as obligations (and therefore not very motivating) by staff, not just by management. To put some perspective on motivation during the holidays, think about these 4 things: 1. Than manage the group to those expectations.

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Is that Development Goal Really Worth it?

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I’ve always felt that way when it comes to most HR and leadership development processes – simple is always better. One way to increase the chances of changing behavior is to ask yourself or others that you are coaching a few “return on investment” (ROI) questions before a development goal and actions are committed to.

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