Recently I had a chance to do a half-day workshop on “Making Change Stick” for a group of nonprofit executives at a conference sponsored by NeighborWorks America. Here’s one of main take-aways that may help you when you are in the process of leading a change. These particular nonprofit leaders have been working on various improvements in their organizations for the past year … [Read more...] about Making Change Stick
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A “Mess” of Trouble is Heading our Way!
You probably have things in your organization that you know need to change, that you want to change, that you know absolutely must change, but – how do you get started? Many experts agree that the first step in leading a change is to create a “sense of urgency” among those who need to help make that change happen. But how do you do that? One of my favorite recipes for … [Read more...] about A “Mess” of Trouble is Heading our Way!
SMART v. 3.0, Almost Impossible Goals
There are times, many times, that setting an Almost Impossible Goal – a goal that you think only has a 1% chance of being accomplished – can be the SMART thing to do. Let’s quickly recap my recent SMART blogs. First, all goals should be Specific, Measurable, Relevant, and Time-Bound. The question is, “What ‘A’ do you use to fill out the formula?” Attainable Goals are … [Read more...] about SMART v. 3.0, Almost Impossible Goals
SMART v. 2.0, Aggressive Goals
This blog looks at another “A-word” to fill out the SMART recipe in which the other letters are Specific, Measurable, Relevant, Time-Bound. Last time we looked at “Attainable" goals as an “A” option. While there are some good reasons to use “Attainable” goals, I pointed out that one important finding from the goal research is: The more difficult the goal, the higher the … [Read more...] about SMART v. 2.0, Aggressive Goals
SMART v. 1.0, Attainable Goals
There are more than one hundred different versions of the popular SMART Goal formula. I am going to compare three versions in this blog and the next two blogs. The three versions I will review all have the same words for SMRT that I explained in the last blog: Specific, Measurable, Relevant, Time-Bound. The difference in the three versions we’ll look at is the “A” … [Read more...] about SMART v. 1.0, Attainable Goals