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

Terry Starbucker

I’ve experienced that plenty of times in my career, at one moment preaching about a “BHAG” – the Big, Hairy Audacious Goal – and just a few moments later drilling down and coming to terms on a missed quarterly target) . I can sum that up in three ways: 1) Dream big qualitatively, always.

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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 sacrifice now, then we are investing in our future.

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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. I started as a CPA back in 1982, and was always pretty handy around a spreadsheet (even when they were just 12-column green pads).

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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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9 Strategies Of Uncommon Wisdom For Fuelling Top Performance

Tanveer Naseer

How much more motivating are BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals)? Hire Some People Who Can Replace You Your efforts to drive top performance are likely to accelerate your career growth. Be Unreasonably Optimistic SMART goals are overrated. How excited do you get about “reasonable” goals? How much more excited are you about dreaming big?

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