Making Goals a Reality and Not Just a Dream
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As an executive coach, much of the work I do is helping executives
and business owners bring clarity about the possibilities for their
organization and themselves. So often when we start working together
the executive's goals are vague and ambiguous. Without clear goals, the
executive may have a roadmap but no precise destination and
accompanying directions to get to their goals.
Making Goals Powerful
You may have heard the story about the study concerning the goals of
some Harvard Business School graduates. The story basically supports
the contention that written goals are more likely to be achieved than
those that aren't written down. However, this study never took place. Read more...
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Work Less and Improve Your Results
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Are you one of those people who can't shut down over the weekend? Or
worse yet, you can't shut down during the evening? Well you are not
alone. Last spring the Society of Human Resource Management completed
a survey and found that 70% of employees work beyond their scheduled
work hours, including weekends. Over half of these respondents did
this because of their own self-limiting beliefs that they needed to be
putting in the extra hours.
As Americans we pride ourselves in our work ethic. But too much of a good thing can become a bad thing. Read more...
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Decision Outliers- Their Impact on Team and Organizational Effectiveness
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In the book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, many of the stories focus on those outliers1
who were successful, often due to circumstances and luck. However,
what if you have an outlying preference that holds you back? Unlike the
examples of success in the book, many outlying behaviors can be a
disadvantage to an individual. Do you have one of these behaviors that
if modified, would move you closer to the norm and make you a more
effective leader?
Let's take a look at some Decision Outlier behaviors. We've
all experienced someone who either makes decisions too quickly or too
slowly, and for some of us we actually may have one of these tendencies
ourselves. Read more...
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