Leading Blog

APRIL 28, 2023

Share some details of your plan when you’ve already got it in place. Bear in mind: most of the people who are busy sharing opinions wouldn’t have the time to do so if they were just as busy as you, bringing their own goals to fruition.” Your goal is to thrive in it.” Who do you need to have on your team?

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Leading Blog

MARCH 22, 2024

But at some point, you will need to step back and observe what is happening so you can develop your strategic end game plan. Even with proper planning, this can be a difficult phase. You can still make decisions and take actions that move you toward your end goals.” Phase 3: Steady State You’re not out of the crisis yet.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

Any goal worth achieving, whether it’s a personal goal, a professional aspiration, or building a great workplace culture, requires a delicate balance of tenacity and extraordinary patience.” It’s about turning values into repeatable behaviors, into actions that become daily habits that are shared across the organization.”

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Leading Blog

JUNE 24, 2021

They do so by targeting weaknesses, pursuing stretch goals, and relentlessly pushing the bounds of their abilities. Former Navy Seal Brent Gleeson on the difference between planning and preparation: “Planning is certainly part of preparation, but it’s much more than that. They’re coming up with better ways to be.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2023

V ISIONARY THINKING is the ability to see the big picture, envision what the future could look like, build a plan to achieve that vision, and lead yourself and others down the path of execution. In my younger years, I had many visions of the ideas, goals, and positions that I wanted to achieve. Some of them came to fruition.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

Shockingly, 70 percent of such initiatives fail to reach their goals, which represents a massive risk with profound implications for those undertaking such a large effort. Approximately 89 percent of organizations have already adopted a digital-first business strategy. This raises some pertinent questions. First, why do these programs fail?

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Leading Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

To initiate the changes that would make GM relevant once again, Barra overhauled the leadership team’s composition, culture, norms, and way of operating, converting the team from a group of disconnected individuals into an integrated group empowered to deliver on GM’s goals. As Darrell explained: I am planning to centralize a few things.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 11, 2021

We take in ideas and inspiration that get converted into aspirations, goals, and projects, and at a certain point, if we’re not pushing them out in the form of finished projects, they start to back up on us. We don’t want to set any more goals or plans. And like physical constipation, at a certain point, we get toxic.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

P ERHAPS it goes without saying, but a healthy organization will achieve more than an organization that is too sick to support your goals. Health is how effectively an organization works together in pursuit of a common goal. Architect : Bankable plan. Here are the five frameworks for health : Aspire : Health goals.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 9, 2021

Test #1 Can You Develop a Simple Plan for Your Strategy? This test begins with the ability to crystalize the issue or idea in simple terms and then create a clear, galvanizing plan to get everyone moving in the same direction. Building a strong culture is a critical test for leaders. People buy into it and they believe in it.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2024

You’ll find practical steps you can take to build your own plan for finding the right mentor for you, or for becoming someone else’s trusted advisor. Living with a mindset of false narratives will keep you stuck, locked in a prison of unpursued dreams and goals. In Think This, Not That , Dr.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 23, 2021

In the wake of 9/11, GE’s people needed to hear, and to believe, that we had a plan and that, working together, they could help us execute it. Transparency is an admirable goal. But the real goal is to solve problems. That, in turn, means conventional methods of forecasting and planning don’t work. That’s baptism by fire.

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Leading Blog

JULY 12, 2019

As a leader or manager, you have to attend to the goals of your board or bosses and to the career aspirations of your workers. The answer to those words should be reviewed during every performance appraisal, succession-planning session, and employee-ranking process. Aligning Goals Increases Workers’ Courage.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 2, 2021

Remember, the goal is not to predict the future with certainty (nobody can) but to paint an impressionistic painting of it detailed enough to build clarity and alignment on what will have to be done to meet its challenges and opportunities. Convert Vision to Strategy. We need to look for the balance and link the present with the future.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Now he distills stories and insights from NASA into an actionable guide to accomplish your biggest goals. Choose Your Enemies Wisely : Business Planning for the Audacious Few by Patrick Bet-David with Greg Dinkin What’s the difference between your competitor and your enemy? Mike Massimino achieved his dream of exploring space.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 2, 2023

Activate & Unlock · Values versus Goals · Cognitive Flexibility · Learning in Fog · 10,000 Shots · Bricolage · Small Steps ∙ Pivot. Sustain tools give comfort and remind you why and how to keep going or how to pivot when things don’t go as planned. Anything and everything can be recomposed.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Those with this motivational tendency enjoy figuring things out as they go, rather than make a detailed plan. They want to plan carefully, and they have an incredible ability to follow through on a process or a whole project to completion. What is our plan from there? Where should we start?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Without effective leadership in place, organizations can’t achieve their goals, and employees may start looking for jobs elsewhere. Closing the gap on leadership skills is the number one priority of 58% of companies , while only 18% feel their leaders are “very effective” at achieving business goals. Don’t fall into this category!

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 1, 2022

Donald Miller shares the plan that led him to turn his life around. He breaks down the transformational, yet practical, plan that took him from slowly giving up to rapidly gaining a new perspective of his own life’s beauty and meaning, igniting his motivation, passion, and productivity, so you can do the same. Growth is the goal.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 18, 2021

It seems to be an elusive goal. Leaders can help by providing financial planning, investing, and savings resources and tools. People need, especially in a crisis, four leadership traits as a signal that their life will be OK: Hope (Is there a clear plan for the future?), W HAT DOES it take to thrive?

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The first two skills are about your goal— what you are trying to do. Make your goal big. Give them something specific to do in the moment—a plan. It is comprised of six skills of inspiration that will help you execute on the Inspiration Equation. Get Delusional. Fear, remember, lives closer to success than reason does.”

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Leading Blog

APRIL 1, 2021

It steals time, creativity, and goals. The good news is that in Soundtracks , Acuff offers a proven plan to change overthinking from a super problem into a superpower. Unlike the soldier, a scout's goal isn't to defend one side over the other. Soundtracks : The Surprising Solution to Overthinking by Jon Acuff.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 30, 2019

How to Use Mental Imagery to Achieve Your Goals by @JesseLynStoner. The Myth of “Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail” by @Gleb_Tsipursky via @JesseLynStoner. If Your People Are Leaking Bad News About You, What Does It Say About Your Ability to Inspire Trust? from @JohnBaldoni. Leadership and Transference by @edbatista.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Football is ultimately a business, and as in any successful business the most important ingredients are a sound culture, a realistic plan, strong leadership, and a talented workforce.” A leader has to have a plan. What good is the plan if you can’t talk about the plan? Followers need something to commit to.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 29, 2021

Know your basic approach and follow through on your plans accordingly. If your time goals are going well, reward yourself. Apps like Beeminder “takes $5 from your credit card for every goal you don’t meet.”. Create Intentions. Be intentional about how you spend your time with specific action statements. Engineer Defaults.

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Leading Blog

MAY 29, 2019

This framework (DPF) takes the basic concepts of vision, plan, execution, and feedback to a new level. It keeps individuals and teams focused on specific goals and outcomes.” On a path of continuous improvement, you are constantly resetting your goals to the next level. Foley stresses that this is not a planning exercise.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 30, 2018

8 Questions to Determine How to Move Your Plan Forward by @Julie_WG. With Goals, FAST Beats SMART via @mitsmr. 6 Tips for a Great Personal Development Plan from @wallybock. Summer Reading: My Summer Reading Plan Inspired by My Father from @wallybock. Persist or Pivot? The Myth of "Learning Styles" via @TheAtlantic.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

In short it is goals and not action. “It It assumes that goals are all you need. Instead, you have either a stretch goal, a budget, or a list of things you wish would happen. Mistaking goals for strategy. Many bad strategies are just statements of desire rather than plans for overcoming obstacles.

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Leading Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2020

W HENEVER we work with leaders, we have our own important worries—things like fairness, the amount of change we’re being asked to embrace, and our own personal goals. Am I merely a pawn for you to use in achieving your goals, or do you care about me as a person with my own interests and needs? Do you see me?”

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2022

You asked for a sample goal. She facilitates strategic planning and executive coaching for clients in diverse industries, in governments, at non-profits, and in academia. She has 18 years of collegiate teaching experience at three universities in her home state of Indiana, accepting her first faculty position at age 23.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

Think about what data you’ll be using to measure progress on your goals. It has plans to create its own Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and give money to innovative ideas. You can explore reports, dashboards and working with specific people to generate the relevant data. What products or services should you abandon?

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 25, 2021

Without losing sight of the ultimate goal, we need to focus on the present and make adjustments as necessary. Burnison says, “Plan a little, think a lot, decide always.”. Together, navigation and anticipation help to keep the organization on an even keel. Navigating is determining both direction and velocity.”

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

By asking more of these questions – of yourself and others -- you articulate goals, set benchmarks and assess risk. They ask about long-term goals, interests, and priorities. Ask how your plan and its component pieces will measure strategic objectives against metrics and outcomes, time and resources. Get specific.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 4, 2019

Leadershift #2 Goals to Growth – The Personal Development Shift. Rather than focusing on goals, focus on growth. Goals helped me do better, but growth helped me become better.” Being inflexible and sticking to my plan put a lid on me and my organization.” “As leaders, we must stop wishing and start working.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

The Difference Between Mission Vision Purpose Strategy and Goals by @JesseLynStoner. Open-plan offices drive down face-to-face interactions and increase use of email via @ResearchDigest. The Trust Feedback Loop by @JesseLynStoner. How to Recognize the Moments of Truth that Establish Your Leadership by @WScottCochrane.

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Leading Blog

JULY 23, 2021

Managing Me is the ability to be your best while accommodating a fast-moving change agenda; Managing the Work is about understanding the steps and activities to progress through a transition; and Managing Others is about aligning people on goals and enabling them to work collaboratively to achieve them.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 13, 2020

There is value in planning to delight, but it is important that you stay flexible and be looking for opportunities to delight. If you go for general directionality, you’ll be more likely to avoid striving for goals that don’t leverage your strengths and that make it harder for you to create advantages.

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