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Finding Your Bigness Balance: Seven Ways to Properly Set the Size.

Kevin Eikenberry

These goals have been labeled by Jim Collins (and others) as a BHAG – a Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal. To be more specific, for each goal, consider setting a range of targets like this: Target A – This is a perfect world scenario, I/we absolutely want it goal. Target B – This is a big, but potentially believable goal.

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Every Little Thing: Step Small for the Long Haul

The Practical Leader

Develop “walls of fame,” “alcoves of excellence,” or posting pictures, awards, performance/achievement charts, appreciative letters, and success stories. Terry Fox certainly set a Big Hairy Audacious Goal ( BHAG ) to run across Canada on an artificial leg.

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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)? Larry Sternberg is the co-author to Kim Turnage of the new book “ Managing To Make A Difference: How To Engage, Retain & Develop Talent For Maximum Performance ”. Sternberg is a senior executive at management consulting firm Talent Plus.

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An Approach to Ending Poverty That Works

Harvard Business Review

Ending extreme poverty by 2030 is the BHAG – the big, hairy audacious goal – of our generation. Discussion abounds in the development sector today about the best ways to empower the poor. While skepticism abounds, momentum is on our side, with poverty rates falling in every region of world. Do you give them cash or assets