The Secret to an Innovative Company
Want to know one of the secrets of a truly innovative company? Communication!
The faster and more clearly you communicate as a team, the faster you can change when you need to innovate and improve.
Which Comes First: The Goal or the Strategy?
Most business leaders don’t realize that, to be successful, strategy must come first. Creating a goal is a way to measure what you want to achieve. Strategy is about choices, trade-offs, and defining the unique value you are going to deliver.
Develop a “What’s the Goal?” Mindset
Whenever you’re assigned a new responsibility,
task or endeavor, the three most important words you can ask yourself are:
“What’s the goal?” And that can be applied to anything and everything you do.
When you ask yourself that question, never assume the first answer is the right
one.
Deliver Your Vital Goals
Whether you’re in business for yourself or work for an organization, it’s a certainty that you have many goals to accomplish. To keep from feeling overwhelmed, invest some time reviewing your list of goals, and determine the “Vital Few.”
Stop Chasing Shiny Objects!
Entrepreneurs are known for taking risks, having tireless energy, and dreaming up countless “good ideas.” They
also often tend to leap from one idea or business venture to the next, chasing “shiny objects.” Here are three ways to improve your focus.
Enhance Your Strategic Acumen
A lot of people are great at strategic thinking. Others are rock stars when executing against a strategy. Great leaders can do both! Here are three tactics to help you think with strategic acumen, and be more effective in your execution.
Focus on the Vital Few
Take a hard look at where you spend your time each day. How do you know if you’re spending your time wisely? Are you wasting it on things that don’t give you the biggest return for your effort?
Back New Year’s Resolutions with Goals
According to a recent study, 45% of Americans set New Year’s resolutions, but only 8% keep them. Here are a few tips to give yourself greater direction and accountability and a better chance of being in that successful 8%.
Check in, Check up on Goals
What’s the best way to ensure you’ll achieve your management goals? Setting goals is critical to any manager. But it’s is a wasted effort if you lack a system for consistently checking employee performance against company objectives. Here are a few tips.
Stop Chasing ‘Shiny Objects.’ Three Ways to Stay Focused.
Entrepreneurs are known for taking risks, having tireless energy, and dreaming up countless “good ideas.” Yet they commonly have a tendency to get distracted.