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Have you ever tried to put together a puzzle without a picture of the completed puzzle? In doing a puzzle, it is necessary to get the right pieces in the right places. In most cases, people will give up trying to fit all the pieces together if they do not know the picture of the final product. A strategic plan is the picture your team uses to make sure the business has the right resources (pieces of the puzzle) and […]
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Written by: Don Hadley As part of our ongoing effort to provide additional value to the business leaders in our community, everyone in our firm was “fired” on a recent Friday and given new titles and priorities beginning the following Monday. While it seems like a drastic tactic to try, the desired effect was achieved. As the newly appointed “Director of Continually Expanding Patterns of Thinking” my approach to things has changed.. Most businesses are struggling with issues […]
Most of us realize that in order for our organization to realize the potential success we know is possible, a strategic plan must be in place. Common knowledge, right? According to a recent study of 26,000 start-up companies, 67% had no written plan. The same study found that businesses that have and use a strategic plan are 12% more profitable than those who have no plan. Ensuring the commitment of your team to the company’s vision and goals is a […]
The mind and heart can envision and feel great things, but so many times there is a disconnect in where we are today vs. where we desire to be. While there are many necessary pieces to bridging that gap, one of the key girders is accountability: the willingness to do what one says. Part of this is holding others accountable. There must be both individual and team accountability for a business to work effectively. I am reminded of Peter Block’s […]
Millennial Employees now represent the largest portion of the workplace. Organizations must adjust their day-to-day strategies to accommodate this group in terms of schedule, career path as well as reassurance of a job well done. In fact, 66% of American Millennial’s said they felt an organization that adopts a flexible, mobile and remote work model has a competitive advantage over one that requires employees to be in the office from 9am to 5pm, according to a Connected World Technology report. […]
In this “Drive Through With Don”, he discusses two different teams and the effect communication had on the success of the businesses. One team was struggling and frustrated and they communicated very poorly with each other. Poor communication damaged relationships, created mistrust among the team members and any efforts to turn this around were either blocked or given very little effort. Once a team becomes ineffective it bleeds over to customers and suppliers and before too long, the problem […]
As a leader of a group, a team or an organization you must remember to focus on the impact you have on the audience. When you are coaching or evaluating your own interactions, do not focus on how you delivered the message (what you said or what you did), focus on the reaction you see. That is the true test of a productive session. Regardless of the vehicle used to coach (a story, an assignment, a book to read), […]
Meetings can cost a lot of money if they are not productive. If your manager has put you in charge of leading an upcoming meeting, ensure it goes well by using these guidelines: Goals: have specific, tangible SMAART Goals for the meeting, as well as sub goals. Transform the goals into questions. Questions: ask questions that get them thinking about the whole organization. The objective is to get them to see, think about and consider the entire map and not […]