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APRIL 17, 2018

They’re basically in damage control mode, focused only on the short term. Superior leaders, by contrast, are always in recruiting mode, and always thinking in the long term about the talent they need to attract and retain. But when the emergency of that sudden vacancy passes, they once again put recruiting aside.

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APRIL 4, 2017

That we move beyond simply evaluating our leadership in terms of various established metrics like goal achievement, productivity, and efficiency ratings, in order to ask ourselves what seeds are we planting in the hearts and minds of those we lead? And this, of course, is what makes these achievements extraordinary.

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AUGUST 30, 2017

Respond with honest, authentic, and practical answers about how you’re going to fix the short-term issues and discuss long term strategies with your team as well. If we practice a habit daily, the plastic part of our brain will start to change, eventually turning that habit into a long-term behavior.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Without question, these are important values that a leader must treat as not only unshakable, but ones that should never be compromised in order to achieve our goals or vision. After all, would you willingly buy from someone who lacks integrity in how they’re willing to short-change you to increase their profit margins?

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

When it comes to leading teams, the common focus in the leadership literature tends to be on team building; on answering the question of how do we rally people and get them on board and aligned with our company’s vision or long-term goals. Encourage your employees to ask ‘what is our purpose?’

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

Management has no choice but to anticipate the future, to attempt to mold it, and to balance short-term and long-range goals. In short, it must be organized for constant change. business Guest Posts leadership Recent Posts change decision-making failure goals innovation strategies'

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AUGUST 7, 2012

Set realistic goals From there set measurable, realistic goals that will help you track your strategy’s process. You should have a goal to mark each milestone in your strategy. Goals can take the form of reduced customer complaints, increased monthly revenue, or just better customer interactions. Is your company dynamic?

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AUGUST 7, 2012

Set realistic goals From there set measurable, realistic goals that will help you track your strategy’s process. You should have a goal to mark each milestone in your strategy. Goals can take the form of reduced customer complaints, increased monthly revenue, or just better customer interactions. Is your company dynamic?

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Strategy CRM Development Document 267

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MAY 28, 2013

Over the course of our conversation, Erika shares a number of stories and examples to illustrate these key leadership attributes including: How leaders can overcome the current short-term focus in order to motivate and empower their employees to commit to their long-term vision for their organization.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2013

While the research team knew that it would take them years to unravel the structure of the DNA molecule, they nonetheless understood that achieving this goal would be a defining moment. In other words, a goal which can serve to define the purpose behind your shared efforts.

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APRIL 9, 2013

While large corporations may be able to survive for short periods of time without great leadership in place, the opposite is often true for small businesses. A business needs direction in the sense of a goal, a bigger picture. It’s important for everyone in a company to be working towards a collective goal.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Instead, leaders should work with their employees to accurately assess the level of damage, what can be done in the short term to address the problem and what long-term measures they can implement to prevent its recurrence. Consequently, it becomes easier for teams to trivialize the work being done by their colleagues.

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OCTOBER 2, 2012

Organizations preoccupied with short-term, bottom line thinking often view their employees as little more than resources to be hired, fired, and manipulated as the need arises. Some other posts you may enjoy: How To Build Your Team For Success Have You Tied Your Organization’s Goals To Your Noble Cause?

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MARCH 13, 2012

And yet, rather than using that as the sole basis for determining how I’d manage this week, I asked myself how important were the various tasks to my goals. In other words, which ones really mattered and would have a big impact on my long-term goals/plans?

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Specifically, of how the values an organization uses to define who they are and what they’re all about tend to be contradicted by the decisions and choices their leaders make regarding the best way to achieve their short term goals.

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JULY 5, 2011

If you’re thinking of skipping out on taking time off from work this summer, here are four reasons why should reconsider this in terms of how this decision might impact your team and their future effectiveness.

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JANUARY 17, 2017

A long shower isn’t as important as this meeting so you tell yourself you’ll take as short a shower as you can. You’ll do what it takes to keep it short. I don’t have to take such a short shower.” A shower is a simple, short-term change, but we can also change complex, long-term beliefs too.

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JANUARY 10, 2017

The networking goal is more likely to be about developing deep and long-term strategic relationships than for completing short-term tasks. In cultures where group dynamics are paramount, the process of building networks tends to be much more elaborate, well defined, and long term.

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JULY 30, 2013

business communication culture leadership Recent Posts change collaboration competence control fear focus goals listening negativity neuroscience opportunities perception shared purpose skills' The Role Leaders Play In Developing Great Teams.

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APRIL 23, 2013

Of course, there’s a truth that we need to come to terms with if we are to truly succeed and thrive – both professionally and personally – and that is that we’re not making sacrifices. We’re making choices. Bad choices. Bringing Your Passion Back To Work Finding The Courage To Take That First Step.

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AUGUST 27, 2013

A recent study has found that less than a third of Fortune 500 CEOs are active on any given social media platform (not surprisingly, LinkedIn had the most CEO accounts, though Twitter has seen the most growth in terms of new CEO accounts).

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NOVEMBER 6, 2012

While on most other nights we might not pay attention to those who live down the street from us, Halloween gives us that opportunity to connect and bond over a common goal – of continuing the tradition of creating a special and memorable night where kids can be kids. Are Your Actions Setting Up Your Employees To Succeed?

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NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Granted, there is quite a large variance in terms of how each organization chooses to define what success would look like for them. Something that is especially true when organizations are facing obstacles that would require a substantial amount of time and resources to overcome in order to achieve a critical goal going forward.

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MARCH 26, 2013

There’s been a lot discussion lately on the merits of telecommuting, in terms of fostering teamwork and innovation among disparate employees in an organization. That in the process of achieving our shared goals, those around us feel honoured, respected, valued and needed?

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AUGUST 26, 2014

The easy and obvious answers we might proffer are that either leaders are simply too busy or too focused on the short-term to affect the changes they need to improve working conditions. Or worse, that we simply assume they don’t care about the realities their employees face.

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APRIL 16, 2013

I just need you to get this done’ Instead, you need to involve your employees in the process, asking them for their insights to reveal what they will gain from the action, instead of simply looking at it in terms of what you will gain.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

In a short period of time, the crows caught on that all they had to do was drop a coin in the slot to get a peanut from the vending machine. And in the process, hopefully learn as well how we can value and support our collective capabilities and resourcefulness towards achieving our shared goals.

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OCTOBER 27, 2015

What makes such a positive environment effective is that it’s rooted in what unites us as humans: relatedness, purpose, goals, and even meaning. In short, you need to network internally and externally. Employees don’t need to be optimists to appreciate workplace optimism. The three symptoms are curable.

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JUNE 30, 2015

After a few summers of some successes and more failures, my wife was understandably getting frustrated with the amount of money being wasted on plants that lasted for a few short weeks. Ultimately, whether it’s a garden or an organization, both consist of living organisms that have different needs and goals.

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MARCH 24, 2015

Specifically, it compels us to ponder the following: when we go into those meetings with our employees, when we have those conversations with those we lead, are we walking into that moment with the goal of getting something for us, or do we see it as an opportunity to give something of ourselves to those we lead ?

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JUNE 23, 2015

Lisa Mininni reminds leaders that we can consciously choose to pass through the fear and picture what we will feel like, accomplish, and gain when we take a step toward our goals. While these actions might require you to make short-term sacrifices of time or energy, they’ll bring you pleasure and good karma.

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JULY 28, 2015

While this might address our concerns (and fears) over the short-term, the reality is that it will have a far greater impact on our long-term success as a leader of our team or organization.

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Succession Leadership Delegation Environment 100

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MAY 5, 2015

Indeed, neuroscience studies have shown that when we’re involved in a long-term collective effort, our brain creates this internal map of “we” that transforms how we view the work we do into something bigger and more meaningful that’s connected to our sense of identity. So are most leaders doing this?

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MAY 12, 2015

On closer inspection, though, what we discover is that at the heart of each of these challenges is an underlying truth that every modern-day leader needs to come to terms with – that as a leader, it’s your job to protect your team so they can do the work they’re meant to do [ Share on Twitter ].

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AUGUST 4, 2015

Of course, we have to be mindful that happiness should not be the end goal, but the outcome of what we do [ Share on Twitter ]. But if there’s one thing that’s becoming abundantly clear it’s that leadership is no longer about simply managing data points and short term gains.

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JUNE 9, 2015

Without question, it’s been a long and exhilarating journey both in terms of the evolution of my site as well as in terms of my writing style and approach. Studies have shown that motivating employees through extrinsic factors like salary increases, perks, and bonuses have a very short shelf-life.

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MARCH 31, 2015

In terms of today’s leadership, this impacts how we go about addressing the ever-increasing amount of information and data we’re exposed to on a given day. But what people are inspired by is being a part of something that’s bigger than themselves ; that challenges them to believe they can be better than they are today.

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