Let’s call using coaching skills “short term pain for long term gain”. The great news is that if you are dedicated to it, and spend the time it takes there are some wonderful long term benefits for you and your employees. MORE

The calculation defines gain in financial terms. Business Metrics Culture Impact Innovation Investment KPIs Leadership Long-Term Measuring Success ROI Short-Term Strategy MORE

Today I am making two recommendations in one short post. They are already, but generally in superficial, short-term […]. One for a book, and one for an accompanying teleseminar that we were able to “motivate” the author to lead. That author, a long time consultant, trainer, and coach Susan Fowler says: “Stop trying to motivate people. The post Why Motivating People Doesn’t Work. MORE

When these two problems collide, which is quite frequently, the end result is what I call Short Term Leadership. Enter more Short Term Leadership. Here are a few tips to kill Short Term Leadership once and for all. MORE

You might get away with ignoring these truths for the short term. You can rally people with charisma and through fear for the short term. MORE

The first key to real encouragement is have a real understanding of which behaviors are driving your long-term results. For example, what behaviors lead to long-term customer retention? Sure it’s simpler to focus only on short-term outcomes. MORE

When it comes to executing your business strategy, you must first translate the strategic plan into short-term operating objectives or metrics - and progress must be monitored and measured regularly. To achieve strategic objectives, your organization must develop short-term measurable objectives that logically relate to the company''s strategy, as well as a plan for how your organization plans to compete: how you will be different from your competition. MORE

We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] If you haven't already done so, update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. link]. Women On Business Sponsors cash flow MORE

I learned that some agricultural experts refer to Bradford pear trees by that term when I told a friend about the first tree in our yard damaged in a storm. A simple “pretty” solution may work for a short term, but one that is strong and able to withstand challenge often will take longer to develop and not look so neat. Problem-Solving decision making long-term solutions process improvement short-term solutions MORE

Being short-term focused at the expense of personal growth. Being short-term focused has many problems the big one being loss of an opportunity to grow and increase their capacity. Being confident (see item #5) means they move fast covering lot more ground in a short time. MORE

Bob''s blog entries Conference Board Elizabeth Mohr Employee Engagement: A Review of Current Research and Its Implications John Gibbons Martin Dewhurst Matthew Guthridge McKinsey & Company Motivating people: Getting beyond money some nonfinancial motivators are more effective than extra cash in building long-term employee engagement Many financial rewards mainly generate short-term boosts of energy The McKinsey Quarterly MORE

That puts suitable mentors in short supply for young workers. As Jeanne Meister and I discussed in the HBR Guide to Getting the Mentoring You Need , one way to improve the odds of getting the mentor you want is to be sensitive to their limited time through a short engagement. Think really short, as in, less than a month — in essence, a micro-mentor. MORE

I measure this in two dimensions: short-term satisfaction and long-term benefit. ” can help gauge the degree of short-term satisfaction that we get from any activity. ” can help gauge our expectations for potential long-term benefit from any activity. MORE

If that happens, you might have a successful short-term strategy coupled with a flawed long-term strategy. Lots of questions popup even when you are planning for a short trip. Focusing on “pathways” and “means” will give short-term results. MORE

Moore Short-Term Success and Long-Term Growth We''ve Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. MORE

There are two primary kinds of memory: short term and long term. Short term memory has both a limited capacity and a limited duration. . Books Business Coaching Health Personal Coaching Personal Life Self-Awareness Skills Tips What is Work life short term memoryWe know so little about our own brains.so it should come as little surprise that we know even less about "memory.". How does memory actually work? . MORE

Much has been written about long-term expatriate assignments , but for many of us, a more common “assignment” is the short-term business trip — that four-day jaunt to Dubai or the there-and-back trip to Buenos Aires. MORE

transformational innovation in product and process technologies to minimize resource use the “short-termism” of so much modern business lies at the heart of many of today’s problems The challenge for business is to meet global needs in a sustainable fashion The remedies for capitalism Two thought-provoking perspectives on "the crisis of capitalism" UnileverHere are brief excerpts from two articles featured by McKinsey & Company. MORE

The Disney Way: Harnessing the Management Secrets of Disney in Your Company William Capodagli and Lynn Jackson McGraw Hill, Second Edition (2006) The ROI of “Magic” According to William Capodagli and Lynn Jackson, “This book tells the inside story of just how Disney’s success was achieved — not by epiphanic flashes of creative insight that [.]. MORE

You can focus strategically on where you’re going, or you can focus on short-term fires and go from crisis to crisis. 15 Things Leaders Can Manage Things Leaders Can Manage (and Should) 1. Focus and Attention You can manage what you put your attention on. Priorities In areas where you have autonomy, you can […]. The post 15 Things Leaders Can Manage (and One They Can’t) appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership. MORE

If you have worked for awhile, you probably remember working in an organization where senior leadership initiated a large scale organizational change effort. Many of these efforts began with great promise. Senior leadership enthusiastically and forcefully identified the urgency of the needed change and expressed their support for its implementation throughout the organization. Important key [.]. Change Management change strategy management organizational productivity performance management MORE

Another option, which I will explore in the next post, is to find a way to find a more flexible work environment that focuses on longer term results. Busting Your Corporate Idol Chapter 9: Paint Your Environment Featured black swan corporate idolatry forecasting idolatry maimonides rambam short term strategy talebChapter 9 Paint Your Environment Part 9. MORE

People look at meeting their own numbers and push the work to next stage and often, what happens is that while people win (in short term), the system fails. As an organization grows, managing the flow demands work items to move from one team/department to another. MORE

Public companies are much more prone to short term, numbers-based decision making than private ownership. “The ” [i] In other words, half of a companies stock will be bought and sold in less than 12 months, and those owners only care about short term results since they will not be owners a year from now. Such transient corporate owners are in a position to demand changes that increase short-term profits. Chapter 3: The Real American Idol part 10. MORE

Ultimately the company itself may either be acquired or slide into bankruptcy in the longer-term. ’ The company may enjoy short-term brand success but, ironically, if it cannot sustain it their brand may be tarnished irreparably. MORE

Doing Both: Capturing Today’s Profit and Driving Tomorrow’s Growth Inder Sidhu FT Press/Pearson Organizational transformation is not — repeat not – a zero-sum game One of the most self-defeating mindsets is suggested by the admonition, “You can’t have your cake and eat it too.&# Obviously there are situations when there are two options that are [.]. MORE

In case of teams, individuals and organizations, the consequences may not be visible in a short term, Ability to deal with rapid changes and uncertainties on the field is as critical a skill for organizations/teams as it is for the military troops. In military operations, lack of agility can have more serious and rapid consequences. MORE

The number of short-term assignments in companies has been increasing, and the trend is expected to continue. Within large corporations, secondments , short-term transfers, and functional or geographic management rotation programs often thrust full-time employees into short-term jobs. MORE

Investors are increasingly seeking firms with long-term growth strategies, rather than ones focused on managing short-term earnings to boost the stock price. For CEOs, creating and communicating long-term growth strategy is easier said than done. MORE

This is about bringing shareholders a short term return, which is ok with me. From a business standpoint however, I think anything that prioritizes the short term over the long term is poor strategy. The result: Less total revenue for the year, and long term customer relationships were reduced to transactional interactions. The company was telling us what was most important to them, and it wasn’t long term value creation. MORE

One of Dr. Deming’s 7 deadly diseases is: Emphasis on short-term profits: short-term thinking. It is easy to focus on short term goals and use a somewhat simple short term figure to measure success. MORE

Acknowledge short-term pain for longer-term gain. Maybe the toughest thing in management to do is persuade others to go along with you when you have no authority over them. If you find yourself in this situation, consider these five action steps. Do your homework. MORE

Keeping secrets creates short-term advantages and long-term costs. Don’t keep secrets. You gain the edge, but lose the relationship. The world could use less secrets and more sharing. I wish you would share more. MORE

Isolation and disengagement may be normal in the short-term. Things happen. Patterns of disengagement fracture teams. 7 reasons people disengage: #1. They want something. Shutting others out may be a message, “I’m not… Continue reading → Feedback Leadership Development organizational success MORE

Most change initiatives fail or at least fall far short of original expectations and reasons vary from one debacle to the next. John Kotter has identified what he believes are the eight most common mistakes that are made and what he doesn’t know about the subject really isn’t worth knowing. As is frequently the case [.]. MORE

In analyzing how we spend our time, whether personally or professionally, it can be helpful to consider two dimensions: short-term satisfaction and long-term benefit. can help us gauge the degree of short-term satisfaction that we get from any activity. or "Is the successful completion of this activity going to have a long-term positive impact on my life?" can help us gauge our expectations for potential long-term benefit from any activity. MORE

Here’s a conundrum: On the one hand, there’s a consensus among thoughtful business leaders that too many companies are sacrificing long-term growth on the altar of smooth, reliable short-term earnings. MORE

Fifth and probably the most under-rated reason is that you get used to seeing short-term results for your efforts. When you pursue a big and bold opportunity, short-term results are limited and that probably will scare the hell out of you. MORE

Much has been made in recent years about the pernicious influence of short-term investors on corporate performance. I believe these arguments often miss a nuance: It is not the short-term investor but short-term management that is the problem. The short-term investor does not reduce the firm's long-term competitiveness and value;short-term management does. Indirectly though, these short-term traders can destroy value. MORE

STIR = Short-term Invisible Results. Most people understand short-term and results. So, what you will see are “short-term invisible results” (STIR). A series of such short-term invisible results is what will lead to real long-term results. The formula is: Long-Term Results = STIR + STIR + STIR + ….+ The visible long-term result is a published book. Main Page long-term results short-term strategy success MORE

Short Term Leadership Insurance. Short term health insurance is all about protection in a transitional or critical time. Short term leadership insurance should be the same. Long Term Leadership Insurance. MORE

” Paul Polman, the CEO of Unilever, announced that shareholders should sell if they did not agree with his decision to stop giving quarterly results and focus on the long-term creation of value that is “equitable, shared and sustainable.” MORE

“Long-range goals keep you from being frustrated by short-term failures&# - James Cash Penney Categories: About The Book Daily Guest Post FTC Notice – conflicts of interest Latest Articles Motivational Business Quotations Time Leadership Audio CD Your days seem to get busier and longer. Provides the nessecary tools to master not only effeciency skills, but also effectivness skills. MORE