RapidStart Leadership

article thumbnail

New Leader Checklist: 4 Questions to Ask if You Want to Lead Effectively

RapidStart Leadership

Leadership is influencing others to get something done, so it’s crucial to understand what the long term vision of your organization is, and the short term goals you need to meet to get there. And when you identify an area of knowledge that you can’t fill in a short conversation, make a plan to get smart.

article thumbnail

How to be Decisive: 9 Ways to Make a Decision You Won’t Regret

RapidStart Leadership

Be careful not to jump at a short-term opportunity if it doesn’t move you closer to your long term objectives. Don't take a short term opportunity at the expense of a long-term goal. Which option fits in better with your core values ? Which one will bring your team a step closer to the vision ?

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How to Build Team Culture One Test at a Time

RapidStart Leadership

To me, the short answer is that culture is shaped most powerfully by what happens when things go wrong. From there the course winds over torturous short hills through the woods of Point Defiance Park. Because even if your team fails in the short term, you are building a culture that can’t help but succeed in the long run.

Team 120
article thumbnail

Leading Spaghetti – Using Your Noodle to Get Your Pasta to Cooperate

RapidStart Leadership

So how about we decide it’s lunch time at Mama Rosa’s Pasta Palace, and the short term goal is getting that spaghetti into your mouth to satisfy your vision of “ Keeping my tummy happy.” I like to think of leadership as influencing others in a direction. What’s the point of pushing noodles around the table?

Cooper 124
article thumbnail

Master the Habit Cycle and Achieve Your Goals

RapidStart Leadership

I’ll put more about this in the work book (provided as part of the course), but the short version is there are three steps: First, there is a CUE – something triggers you to do something. Riding the Habit Cycle. How does the brain know when to stop thinking so hard and just fly on auto pilot? Habit Cycle – The Takeaway.

Goal 120