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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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10 Important Questions Leaders Need To Ask

Eric Jacobson

Do I have a BHAG (big hairy audacious goal), and have I communicated it to my employees? And, one more questions to ask is: Do we celebrate success ? Do I have the right people in the right seats on the bus? Are my values driving the behavior I want in my organization? Am I creating a culture that increases employee engagement?

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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? And, one more questions to ask is: Do we celebrate success ? Do I have the right people in the right seats on the bus? Are my values driving the behavior I want in my organization? Am I creating a culture that increases employee engagement?

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10 Important Questions Every Business Leader Should Ask

Eric Jacobson

Do I have a BHAG (big hairy audacious goal), and have I communicated it to my employees? And, one more questions to ask is: Do we celebrate success ? Do I have the right people in the right seats on the bus? Are my values driving the behavior I want in my organization? Am I creating a culture that increases employee engagement?

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Leadership Lessons from Pfizer-BioNTech’s Vaccine Development

The Practical Leader

One of the biggest success stories to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis is the incredibly quick development of life-saving vaccines. This provides emotional connections to the people Pfizer serves and moves leaders beyond the dehumanizing approach of “managing human capital. ” This is classic servant leadership.

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Inspiring Leadership: Bringing Purpose to Life

The Practical Leader

In his editorial, “Making Purpose Real,” Harvard Business Review , editor, Adi Ignatius, writes, “Too often, discussions of managing with ‘purpose’ can be frustratingly vague. ” I especially resonate with what Ignatius says is HBR’s purpose, “to rid the world of bad management.”

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10 Must-Ask Questions For Every Business Leader

Eric Jacobson

Do I have a BHAG (big hairy audacious goal), and have I communicated it to my employees? And, one more questions to ask is: Do we celebrate success ? Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Ken Blanchard Leadership Leadership Books' Do I have the right people in the right seats on the bus?