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The Optimum Number of Annual Goals

Michael Lee Stallard

#61 Set “Top Five” Annual Goals. Both individually and as a team, set no more than five challenging but achievable annual goals. If you go beyond five annual goals, it will diminish focus and effective execution by tending to overwhelm those responsible for implementation.

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Great Resource for Personal Strategic Thinking and Planning

Michael Lee Stallard

Rosenstein’s book includes a variety of Drucker’s ideas that are especially applicable to personal strategic thinking and planning. The post Great Resource for Personal Strategic Thinking and Planning appeared first on Michael Lee Stallard. In reading Rosenstein’s book, I was introduced to new ways of thinking.

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Help Your Direct Reports Create Personal Development Plans

Michael Lee Stallard

#55 Create Personal Development Plans – People are more engaged when they are striving and progressing toward goals. Work with your direct reports to create personal development plans. Help them discover wise goals to advance their careers. Put disciplines in place to help them achieve these goals.

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Determining Your Top 5 Priorities for 2014

Michael Lee Stallard

and planning for America’s response began while the embers of the fire from the terrorist attack still smoldered a short distance away. Review your plans for the week ahead to make certain they are aligned with your Top Five. Command and control of the Navy was quickly reestablished at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.

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Three Tips for Leading Your Team Into a New Year

Michael Lee Stallard

As the current year draws to a close, now is the time to establish your plan to begin the new year on a strong note. Here are three tips for leading your team into a new year of goals. Review progress toward current year goals and define the top five priorities you want your team to accomplish in the coming year.

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7 Practices of Alan Mulally that Helped Ford Pass Competitors

Michael Lee Stallard

One Ford Plan” is another phrase Mulally uses to describe the plan to progress toward Ford’s vision. By communicating the plan, he makes the vision credible. He distributes wallet-sized cards with Ford’s business plan on one side and 16 expected behaviors (values) on the other. Make Your Values Known.

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What Disengaged Employees Would Say to the Boss (If They Could Be Honest)

Michael Lee Stallard

Include us in goal setting. You work hard to set our department’s annual goals and achieve them. We want you to include us in planning our department’s goals. Listen to what we say, consider it and incorporate it before settling on our department’s annual goals. Align our individual goals with department goals.

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