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Make steady improvement all year long in 2013
In the next few days many people will make grand plans for what they will do better in the new year. By Feb. 1, many of those good intentions will have failed.
If you’re serious about being more effective at work, we encourage you to take small steps to big improvements. Instead of trying to do everything at once, make one change at a time. Continue reading
Pump up your team
In a poll we ran last month for The Organized Executive, only 20% of the readers who responded said that their team is highly energized and focused. Most described their employees as plodding along and making steady progress. One said the team is “stressed out” because of the end of the fiscal year. You can’t afford to let your team coast or be frazzled. Instead of waiting until Jan. 1 to roll out new goals and processes, stop now and refocus. Continue reading
Does accountability for goals run deep in your organization?
Many executives think that because they have set high-level organizational goals and are regularly reviewing progress and designated metrics for these, their whole organization is working toward and accountable for achieving those goals. But in many organizations, that’s not the case … Continue reading
Posted in Goals, Leadership, Management
Tagged accountability, employee training, goals, motivation, productivity
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Your future is on your to-do list
Everyone maintains a to-do list in one form or another. In the day-to-day hustle and bustle, too often we fail to realize that the items we include on our to-do lists have a direct impact on our futures. The impact may be small on any given day, but the cumulative effect of executing and attempting to execute the tasks on our lists, in the aggregate, add up to how quickly and how far we progress in our careers … Continue reading
Posted in Goals, Organization, Small changes with big results, Time Management
Tagged goals, Jeff Davidson, productivity, self-improvement, to-do lists
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The mission statement test
Walk up to five employees today and ask them what your organization’s mission is. Can you recite your organization’s mission statement without looking it up? Has your organization even formally defined its mission? Our company, Briefings Media Group, recently adopted … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Leadership
Tagged goals, inspiration, mission statements, motivation
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10 questions to improve your productivity
To do the right things, first you must identify what those actions are. Productivity coach Bruce Lee recommends regularly asking yourself these questions: How well does my use of time match my priorities? What am I doing that doesn’t really … Continue reading
Posted in Problem-Solving, Time Management, Training
Tagged goals, process improvement, productivity, questions, routines
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Culture fosters innovation—Money can’t always buy it
This is a guest article by Kate Benson, president of Martens & Heads! Innovation is the name of the game in many industries, certainly in all of those that we at Martens & Heads! recruit for. Innovation fosters new products, … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Tools
Tagged goals, innovation, new hires, process improvement, stress
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Goals and bounties: Winning at what cost?
I felt ill when I heard last week about the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal. According to an NFL investigation, defensive coordinator Gregg Williams administered a program that, among other things, paid $1,500 when an opposing player was unable to … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership
Tagged ethical behavior, goals, Gregg Williams, principles, values
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Reaching for goals: triumph and tragedy
Last week two images of men reaching for their goals in sports arenas revealed a powerful leadership lesson to me. During dinner Thursday night, I described to friends a piece of artwork that I want to decorate my office wall. … Continue reading
McIlroy’s example
At the age of 22, Rory McIlroy is showing signs that he has mastered lessons for success off the golf course too. Just a few months ago, McIlroy was known for the infamous “Masters meltdown,” where he blew a four-stroke … Continue reading
Posted in Progress
Tagged failure, goals, golf, Jack Nicklaus, perseverence, perspective, progress, Rory McIlroy, success
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