Top leaders are always looking for ways to improve productivity. Research reported in Harvard Business Review suggests that there are three categories of habits that the most productive people carry out: 1 – Prioritize Work Daily with Specific Objectives. Organize your day according to your priorities and set specific objectives for each meeting on your calendar … [Read more...] about Maximize Your Productivity
Goal-setting
Goals Without Outcome Attachment
Setting SMART Goals can support you in performing at the highest levels in every part of your life. Check out my free series of brief videos on the three different types of SMART Goals. Regardless of the type of SMART Goals you set, it is easy to fall into the trap of defining how you feel about yourself by the outcomes of your work on the goals. We can become “attached” … [Read more...] about Goals Without Outcome Attachment
Set Goals, Not Resolutions, for 2022!
As you prepare for the new year, here is a reminder of advice from an article I wrote in The Washington Post a few years back: "Set Goals, Not Resolutions." You can read the article at this link. Check out a brief YouTube series on The Power of Goals at this link. Take on the new year with fresh momentum! Have a SuperFantastic 2022! … [Read more...] about Set Goals, Not Resolutions, for 2022!
Big Goal or Big Joke?
Leaders often want to get big things done. So, they set Big Goals! You can check out these very brief free videos which give you an overview of effective goal-setting and you will see why I love the idea of Big Goals. However, sometimes Big Goals become a Big Joke in an organization. And the joke is on the leader who sets them. Way too often, leaders will pronounce a … [Read more...] about Big Goal or Big Joke?
Give Me Some Slack!
Recently, I was teaching a group of nonprofit executives about Almost Impossible Goals and Innovation. One of them said “How am I supposed to get staff to spend time on this when they are already booked 100% on other things they are doing?” The answer, of course, is that you need to give people time away from their current projects to do this. And it is not a popular … [Read more...] about Give Me Some Slack!