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12 Strategic Thinking Questions That Yield Big Results. The Bonus Question Is The Punch Line.

The Empowered Buisness

Solve problems creatively. As you envision where you want your company to be in 10 years, what BHAGs (big hairy audacious goals) do you see your company achieving? In order to achieve your BHAGs, what innovative ideas and strategies did you have to come up with? Questions have the power to: Transform. Open up conversations.

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

Kevin Eikenberry

One point of a goal is to help you think creatively about reaching your destination. These goals have been labeled by Jim Collins (and others) as a BHAG – a Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal. Once the answer to this question is yes, consider if it moves you far enough, fast enough. How much does this goal stretch my thinking?

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Tackling Local and Global L&D Trends – A Dialogue with Sandeep Khanna & VJ Posadas

Experience to Lead

A leader’s ability to communicate current insights and relevant predictions in the industry can inspire innovation and creativity among team members. They are proactive, set BHAG goals and get things done. Take Ownership: Like successful entrepreneurs, L&D leaders take ownership of their actions.

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Why Two Financial Targets Can Be Better than One

Harvard Business Review

If you’ve worked in business long enough, you’ve probably encountered this type of provincial thinking from both managers and team members. W hen a manager and their team members negotiate a goal between themselves, they can easily lose sight of their shared objectives. It can be hugely costly to organizations.

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