If you are a goal setter (which improves the chances of getting where you want to go), you will achieve them – maybe not all, but many of them. And often people feel empty or feel a sense of ennui when they reach a goal. The good news is, reaching your goal IS the goal. […]
A New Benchmark for Success – Remarkable TV
Benchmarks are great. They help give us a way to measure our progress and/or success as compared to others and they also give us something for which to aim. And while there are all kinds of benchmarks that we use in life – personally and professionally – today I am giving you a new benchmark […]
The Band of Excellence – and Why it Matters
For years, I have helped leaders think about and clarify their expectations for the performance of others. Without this clarity or a mutual understanding of those expectations, people don’t know how to succeed in their work. As important as this is, it is just the starting point. The band of excellence is a concept that […]
Balancing Your Three Types of Outcomes
As a leader, you have a lot on your plate. Part of your focus is likely on the outcomes you are expected to reach. You might think of these leadership outcomes in different terms: goals, strategies, or objectives, but regardless of what you call them, you must think about and work on them regularly. In […]
A New Way to Look at Change
I’m as open to change as most people, or maybe even more so. And yet, the words to the Hank Williams, Jr. song from 1986 resonates with me too. The song is titled When Something’s Good (Why Does it Change?) (lyrics / audio). The references he makes are, well, thirty years old; but the sentiment […]
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