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Guest Post: 10 Secrets of Effective Leaders

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Set clear goals. Set goals that are clear, reasonable and attainable. By analyzing the details, you’ll have the right amount of knowledge to set and attain achievable goals. If you are leading a team of product managers, pay special attention to the following: #2: Goals point you and your team to the future.

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Five questions to ask each week

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What also helps is, before you plan for the coming week, is to reflect on the week just past to evaluate if you’ve achieved the goals you’ve set for yourself. In addition to planning new goals, you can also improve the process in which you achieve them.

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Leadership and persistence

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Gaining it requires determination and a mindset that — no matter what happens — you will stick to your principles and goals. You have to keep your eye on the end goal and make sure that goal is what you’re really going after; otherwise, persistence can have a negative effect. Thanks for the comment!

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Five championship strategies

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We need to look ahead and have goals for future success, and make choices right now that take us in that direction. If my final score is who I want to be — a man or woman of integrity, of honesty, of virtue, of hard work, of ethics — then I can sustain setbacks and difficulties that come. Focus on the final score.

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Seeds of success

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The key is to set specific goals for what we want to achieve (plant the seed) and then work hard and nurture those goals. Decide what you want and “plant&# the goal in your mind. The mind, in much the same way, will return either success or failure depending on what we have planted. Believe in your ability to achieve them.

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Leadership — what you leave

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2 Responses davidburkus , on October 20, 2010 at 12:50 pm said: I’ve always thought we ought measure leaders by this: did they get to the goal or not? A bit binary I know, but I like its simplicity. Reply Michael Ray Hopkin , on November 8, 2010 at 9:29 pm said: David, thanks for your comment.

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Lead on Purpose featured « Lead on Purpose

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Rasmussen College : A college with the goal of helping students graduate with a degree, get a meaningful job and build a career. This site shares frequent updates on improving leadership throughout organizations. Lead on Purpose is slated to join their ranks shortly.

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