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Dream Adjusters: Why Company Leaders Also Have To Be Chief Calibration Officers

Terry Starbucker

Setting the right targets and goals over the short and long terms is a fine art that requires a delicate blend of unbridled optimism and cold-eyed realism, sometimes bordering on schizophrenia. (I’ve 3) Dream and Goal set realistically in a 12-24 month window, and, this is very important: If you hit them, raise the bar quickly.

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Goldilocks, The Three Bears, And Effective Goal Setting

Terry Starbucker

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. This was a goal typically tied to an operating metric, like the Net Promoter Score, or the company’s “fault rate&# (i.e.

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Leadership Lessons from Pfizer-BioNTech’s Vaccine Development

The Practical Leader

Boula powerfully illustrates five key elements of outstanding leadership and culture effectiveness: Put Purpose First – “the positive financial impact for Pfizer of the Covid-19 vaccine became possible only because return on investment was never a consideration.” ” This is classic servant leadership.

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Inspiring Leadership: Bringing Purpose to Life

The Practical Leader

” But the big leadership challenge is finding and bringing purpose to life. ” That’s a BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) I’ve pursued most of my career! ” As we talked about culture change, people leadership, vision, values, and purpose, he had an “aha” moment.

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Newton’s First Law and Your Life

Leading Blog

If we improve our leadership, then people will follow us. What is that one thing I need to accomplish in 2019—your BHAG—my Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal? Am I where I would like to be in my work or career? If we work harder than we did last year, then we will do better. If we reflect, then we will grow.

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Q&A With Millennial CEO And Book Author Rick Lindquist

Eric Jacobson

Today, he kindly answered questions about leadership, mentors, his book, and Millennials in the workplace. Which of your leadership skills helped you most to rise through the ranks at Zane Benefits? Professional will and general curiosity are two core leadership skills we look for in team members at Zane Benefits. Good advice.

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10 BIG Development Goals for Leaders for 2012

Great Leadership By Dan

That includes individual development goals. In a business context, individual development goals should be closely aligned with your short and long term job responsibilities. No, these are the big, hairy, audacious, goals (BHAGs). A complete career change. Career-wise, this is the granddaddy of development moves.

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