Terry Starbucker
NOVEMBER 20, 2016
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.
Lead Change Blog
DECEMBER 23, 2016
Andrew Carnegie told us that “if you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes.” There is some debate these days over whether breakfast is so important, but there is no debate about goals. I am not saying that you don’t know that goals are important.
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Terry Starbucker
FEBRUARY 13, 2011
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. If we hit it, we raised it.
The Empowered Buisness
JANUARY 26, 2016
QUESTION 1: What is your BHAG? BHAG stands for Big Hairy Audacious Goal , a concept introduced by Jim Collins in his book, “Built to Last.” The best definition that I seen is that a BHAG is a statement of strategic intent. Starbuck’s BHAG is to overtake Coke as the world’s leading brand.
Skip Prichard
JANUARY 10, 2022
An iteration-led approach can move financial metrics up and to the right, but it doesn’t guarantee that you’ll build game-changing products. Good products (and companies) go bad as they become bloated, fragmented, and driven by irrelevant metrics – they catch product diseases that are often fatal to innovation.
Terry Starbucker
JULY 12, 2015
1) Set the “BHAG” – Teammates want to be a part of something bigger then just “profit”; find a “big, hairy, audacious goal” and run for it. 13) Use the right metrics – Each position needs objectives measure of success, from both a personal, team, and company-wide perspective. and PS, thanks Frank for asking the question!).
The Practical Leader
APRIL 27, 2022
” That’s a BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) I’ve pursued most of my career! Develop purpose-related metrics. It sounds great in an annual report, but how do leaders actually use it, day by day, to make difficult trade-offs, engage customers, energize employees, and attract investors?”
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