Strategy Driven

JUNE 12, 2023

Vision Clear business goals are almost always the key to success in both the short and long-term. Covey , someone I admired greatly, said, “If your ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step you take gets you to the wrong place faster.” This is true in both personal and organizational goals as a whole.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 24, 2015

The nightly specter of honestly answering these questions kept me focused on my goal of being a happier and healthier individual. Did I do my best to set clear goals today? Did I do my best to make progress toward my goals today? The point is to focus on what Covey would call the “big rocks” not the pebbles.

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Engaging Leader

AUGUST 15, 2013

Erik Fisher is the host of Beyond the To-Do List , a hugely popular business podcast about managing time, prioritizing tasks, and avoiding burnout. Erik and Jesse discuss the common themes Erik has seen after conducting so many interviews about personal productivity, including: Goals and priorities. Time and energy.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 22, 2013

Studies on goal attainment prove over that over that people with written, specific plans are more likely to achieve their goals. Important, complex, and challenging goals like starting a business, retirement, or becoming a great leader are rarely achieved in a year. To quote Steven Covey, you’re starting with the end in mind.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Risk managers. Yet another characteristic of successful entrepreneurs is that they are risk managers. Dr. Stephen Covey in his book ‘ 7 habits of a highly effective people’ states that one of the habits of successful people is that they always begin with an end in mind. Knowing ‘why’ behind every task.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

I have no doubt he will achieve that goal. link] Tanveer Naseer Hi Mike, I would like to nominate Madeleine Covey, the 1st grade teacher at my daughter’s elementary school. Covey’s understands that to get the children into learning how to read means first creating a love of reading within the child. For example, Ms.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2011

Mercer: US employees hold more favorable views of both top management and direct supervisors today, compared to 5 yrs ago. From @KevinEikenberry: Five New Habits to Help You Reach Your Goals Faster. The trick is to showcase your strengths without letting your weaknesses steal the show. Simply put, trust means confidence. Stephen M.R.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 10, 2010

As my holiday gift to you, here are my TEN most read & requested posts from 2010: Set Your 2011 Goals In Two Steps. All had wonderful ideas and goals. Stephen Covey — “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”. It’s December 2011. Many people are scrambling to get their end of the year targets complete. The Laws of Nature.

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 22, 2011

Covey , author of The Speed of Trust says in one of his articles, ‘Think about it this way: When trust is low, in a company or in a relationship, it places a hidden “tax” on every transaction: every communication, every interaction, every strategy, every decision is taxed, bringing speed down and sending costs up. Stephen M.R.

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Nathan Magnuson

JUNE 6, 2016

I’ve been thinking about career selection and management a lot recently. So what does career management have to do with leadership? That’s why Stephen Covey’s first habit is “be proactive.” Make a Goal (and a Plan). But that’s true for anyone who wants something more.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Clear business goals are almost always the key to success in both the short and long-term. Covey , someone I admired greatly, said, “If your ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step you take gets you to the wrong place faster.” This is true in both personal and organizational goals as a whole.

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Succession Covey Leadership Micromanagement 70

Management Craft

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

One of Covey's classic suggestions is to " seek first to understand, then to be understood." When we listen with the goal of understanding, we open up the conversation and the relationship for new possibilities. This assumes, of course, that our aim is to understand or be understood. Often this is NOT our aim.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Stephen Covey. Mary Jo Asmus of Aspire Collaborative Services gives a unique approach to consider in setting relationship goals for the year. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships. Follow Mary Jo. Follow Julie.

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Six Disciplines

JUNE 4, 2011

Do you practice Covey's 7 Habits, but want to do it within Outlook? How about doing your company's strategy, planning, goal-setting, initiatives, and projects in Outlook? How about managing your personal goals and daily activities in Outlook? Do you spend 80% of your time (at work) in Microsoft Outlook?

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Strategy Driven

MAY 16, 2013

The 4 Disciplines of Execution : Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals. The 4 Disciplines of Execution provides the steps needed to repeatably translate one’s business strategy into the day-to-day activities instrumental to realizing organizational goals. by Jerry Weissman. About the Book. Benefits of Reading this Book.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 19, 2016

Readers of Daniel Goleman’s “ Emotional Intelligence ” will recall that the intrinsic self-motivation Goleman talks about in the “Self-Management” quadrant of emotional intelligence can only come from deep within a person. Do immediate managers/supervisors seem to care about them as people? In “ The Speed of Trust ,” Stephen M.R.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 21, 2015

Stephen Covey, in his book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People , introduced the concept of the emotional bank account. By their nature, processes have many working parts and there are countless ways to accomplish the same goal. I don’t have to tell the rest of the story; you to know where this is going.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

John Hunter of Curious Cat Management Improvement advises that when you build a team-based culture the relationship between co-workers should nearly always be peer to peer (with exceptional cases where someone must take authority to make decisions that require reverting to the hierarchy on some specific decision). – Stephen Covey.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

John Hunter of Curious Cat Management Improvement advises that when you build a team-based culture the relationship between co-workers should nearly always be peer to peer (with exceptional cases where someone must take authority to make decisions that require reverting to the hierarchy on some specific decision). – Stephen Covey.

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Tony Mayo

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

–Andrew Cherng Founder & Co-CEO Panda Express in General Tso, Meet Steven Covey BusinessWeek Popularity: 1% [ ? You grow as a person, and then you will grow in business. That’s how you go forward. © Tony Mayo except as otherwise noted For Executives.

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LDRLB

JUNE 14, 2011

Tim ended the post with his theory: “Strategic planning is simply an invention to justify the existence of middle management, and not a useful tool for those doing the actual leading or for the guys at the bottom doing the real work.”. I’m a bit late to the party, but I wanted to take the opportunity to add to the conversation.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Did the attainment of your 2010 goals lead you closer to success or significance? My goal is to simply help them leverage their success into becoming significant individuals over the course of our dealings. The politician in pursuit of his/her goal will live in infamy or insignificance.

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Another research project found that managers with strong emotional connections to his/her people had 30% less regrettable turnover. (bolding is mine) I love this type of research because it talks to the data side of our brain and reminds us that our work isn’t all about the data! What a wonderful and timely blog.

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 5, 2019

Covey, Sally Helgesen, Alan Mulally, Tim Sanders, and the others who participated. You may achieve success; your goals may be fulfilled, but when you step back, ask yourself, “How did I do this? For example, when a team fails an objective, a manager may be tempted to denigrate and assign blame. Grace offers redemption to us all.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2015

Three things a leader or manager should be thinking: What’s happening? Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.” Stephen Covey. Management is about arranging and telling. Level 5 leaders channel their ego needs away from themselves and into the larger goal of building a great company. Donald Rumsfeld.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 24, 2020

Stephen Covey, the late motivational speaker, writer, and advisor, once wrote, “Without trust we don’t truly collaborate; we merely coordinate or, at best, cooperate. Ensure your expectations are understood, negotiate goals, provide the needed resources and cut your people loose to do their thing.

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The Empowered Buisness

MARCH 4, 2014

Despite what many leaders believe, strategic thinking is NOT quantitative analysis – eg, generating sales forecasts – nor quantitative goals – eg, $100 million in revenues. For most companies, strategic planning focuses on breaking down a goal into action steps and connecting those steps to resources, timelines and budgets.

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Tony Mayo

JANUARY 4, 2011

Program topics include: influence and persuasion, organization and planning, finance, self-management and growth, focus and concentration, integrity, communication, health, and fitness. Just me and Stephen Covey » Tony Mayo, Top Executive Coach, is located in Reston, Virginia 20190 Ranked in Top 3% by Technorati & Alexa !

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

According to research – including studies by the London Business School 1 and the Franklin Covey Institute 2 – the majority of business professionals use their time inefficiently. In fact, if you take a close look at the data, it’s amazing how bad many of us in business are at utilizing our time and staying focused on our goals.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

Good leadership, whether formal or informal, is helping other people rise to their full potential while accomplishing the mission and goals of the organization. “Management is about arranging and telling. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.” ” –Stephen Covey. ” –W.A.

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LDRLB

JUNE 14, 2011

Tim ended the post with his theory: “Strategic planning is simply an invention to justify the existence of middle management, and not a useful tool for those doing the actual leading or for the guys at the bottom doing the real work.”. I’m a bit late to the party, but I wanted to take the opportunity to add to the conversation.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 15, 2010

She was wearing down with all the doing that needed to be done, and understood that in order to have the time necessary to do what Stephen Covey calls the Quadrant II activities (Those that are important but not urgent). My guess is that she would have accomplished her goal and engaged the hearts & minds of her employees at the same time.

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Your Voice of Encouragement

JULY 15, 2010

When you’re working on a challenging goal, you can get distracted by things that are easier and more fun. With this wisdom, self-discipline can then become a tool to help you reach that goal with confidence and dignity. skip to main | skip to sidebar Thursday, July 15, 2010 Self-Discipline - Control Your Thoughts and Actions.

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Tony Mayo

JANUARY 5, 2011

All of the topics covered on his blog, Top Executive Coaching , may appear on the workshop agenda, for example, difficult conversations, leadership, goal setting, habits, stress, and teamwork. We will work on the real, current issues workshop participants bring to the meeting.

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Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 1, 2018

They have to go to the trainings, and then report up line to their managers annually to account for why that needle hasn’t budged. Your company has no positive values : Without positive values, your people will require micro-management and consistent course correction. Their supervisors are doing the same. It’s just a fact of life.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

There’s even a new word to describe this when we connect well with our competitors – ‘coopitition’ or ‘coopertition,’ meaning two or more competitors working together to achieve a common goal. Stephen Covey reminds us to “Seek first to understand, then seek to be understood.” Ask don’t tell. Think again.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Supporting growth and development will positively affect the goals your organization is attempting to achieve. As leaders, there needs to be an ability to direct and focus staff towards the common goal. A leader not only controls the day to day business but it is their job to keep employees on track with company goals and missions.

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