Drill down into the goal to determine the “One Measure” that clearly determines success. Get your boss's input on metrics to ensure that you are all measuring the same outcomes with the same language, measures and expectations. performance measures goals performance standards performance appraisals goal setting MORE >>

Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Goldilocks…… I’ve done a lot of budgeting, planning, and goal setting over the course of my career.  Trouble is, there always seems to be a zillion factors that can affect the ultimate prediction of that goal. Leadership goal setting Goldilocks principle three bears MORE >>

Leading Managing Marks of leaders Taking others higher careful track goal alignment Leadership Development negative consequences performance metricsI’ve asked some friends to bring their insights to the Leadership Freak community. Please give a warm welcome to today’s guest writer, S. Chris Edmonds. Most [.]. MORE >>

Below is a glimpse into the process we created: Monthly by providing goals and coaching in shorter spans of time real-time feedback and performance improvement / department performance can be changed as needed and create a lasting productivity gain. In monthly coaching and feedback sessions prior months goals to be reviewed. Quarterly. MORE >>

Why do the goals that you’ve set out for your team to accomplish matter? So how can you make sure the goals you’ve set out for your organization are aligned with your noble cause? Is your focus solely on how to achieve goals and not addressing why they matter? Or how much their company’s market share grew? MORE >>