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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

For 3-4 days, I spend time by the ocean simply reflecting, letting go of any goals, plans or expectations. 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? I simply allow myself to just be. Markets, Competitors and Customers.

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7 Elements of a Compelling Leadership Vision for Change

Great Leadership By Dan

This post was recently published at Smartblog on Leadership : Leading change starts with a compelling leadership vision for change. According to leadership expert John Kotter , a lack of leadership vision is one of the most common reasons why transformational change efforts fail. change leaders leadership vision'

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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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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! Inject purpose into your succession planning. ” The post Inspiring Leadership: Bringing Purpose to Life appeared first on The Clemmer Group.

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12 Ways Leaders Can Build a Winning Culture

Terry Starbucker

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. Do First Things First - Attack the #1 things on the priority list, rather than pushing them off to the side. In other words, you’re a successful leader.

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3 Ways to Create Meaningful Goals to Increase Engagement and Trust

Lead Change Blog

They may always “be there”—listed in your company’s business plans and annual reports. Build a plan to maintain them and to ensure individuals and teams that embrace the vision for the company. I have had some BHAG (big hairy audacious goals) personally and professionally—for both myself and others—in my life.

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