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3 Surprising Truths about Big Goals

Leadership Freak

Jim Collins explains the acronym BHAG – big harry audacious goal – in Built to Last. Big goals and weekend jeans have nothing in common. We say stupid things because everyone else says… Continue reading →

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A Day Short of Missing History

General Leadership

The post A Day Short of Missing History appeared first on General Leadership. Curator Posts BHAG Built to Last CNN Collins Columbus Day Communication fritz goal setting Goals Heath Brothers Integrity Porras Switch Wall Street Journal' … Read the rest.

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

The Empowered Buisness

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? What “enemies” (external or internal) will you have to defeat along the way to achieve your BHAGs?

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7 Leadership Questions That Will Move Your Needle in 2016

The Empowered Buisness

7 Leadership Questions That Will Move The Needle in 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. Let’s dig in! QUESTION 4: What’s at stake?

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Leadership Lessons From The Book, Helping People Win At Work

Eric Jacobson

Do I have a BHAG (big hairy audacious goal), and have I communicated it to my employees? Here are 10 important questions business leaders should ask, according to Ken Blanchard and Garry Ridge , authors of Helping People Win At Work : Does my business have a clear, meaningful, and easily understood vision/mission?

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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.