You know that changes must be made, but the amount of effort that will be required and the size of the change seems almost overwhelming. This is often the case with important changes. But remember the old adage – “the only way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time.” I suggest identifying a “chunk” of change that you are willing to go after during an upcoming three – … [Read more...] about Lead Change in Big SMART Chunks
goal-setting
Set New Year Goals, Not Resolutions
Happy 2015! As is my annual tradition, I will start the new year out with a reminder of my advice from an article I wrote in The Washington Post a couple of years back: Set Goals, Not Resolutions. You can check out the article at this link. And also see my full article on The Power of Goals at this link. Here are some of the high points from the article. If it’s time for … [Read more...] about Set New Year Goals, Not Resolutions
Delusions of Success
“We met our goals! Look at how successful we are!!!” Recently I gave my goal setting presentation to a great nonprofit group (Global Communities) in which I discussed the tradeoffs between Attainable, Aggressive, and Almost Impossible goals. Some people like to set small Attainable goals so they can be successful more often. At the break, the CEO (thanks for this David … [Read more...] about Delusions of Success
Experts Get Stuck in Status Quo
When you are stuck in the status quo there are a lot of things you miss. Opportunities are one of them. If you are sure that there is no better way of going about doing what you are doing, then you will for sure miss Opportunities. If you are an expert and you know that this certain way of doing things is the right way, then you will not see Opportunities for new ways to … [Read more...] about Experts Get Stuck in Status Quo
New Year Resolution for Excellence
It’s New Year’s Resolution time and here is a common resolution I hear: Level 1: “I’m going to step it up this year. I am going to re-commit myself, work harder, and put in even more time.” This one gets repeated annually unless, hopefully, a light goes on: Level 2: “I’m going to keep working harder, but also work smarter!” And the process of learning about best … [Read more...] about New Year Resolution for Excellence