Posts Tagged ‘goal setting’
The Most Important Question Your Business Should Always Ask
The most important question a business can ask itself is: What should we do next? In any workflow, not just end-of-year reviews and lessons learned analyses. From failure to focus There is a challenge to working on lessons learned. That challenge is negativity. When all you talk about is problems and mistakes, you end up…
Read MoreHow to Turn This Year’s Lessons Into Next Year’s Success
Every year a business writes its own story—full of wins, surprises, and lessons. The secret to a stronger sequel? Knowing exactly what worked well and what to improve. Lessons Learned This is the time to capture the lessons that will set you up for a stronger new year. Perform an after action review on the…
Read MoreGoals Don’t Work—People Do: The Challenge of Gaining Employee Buy-In
You’ve set the goals for the quarter. Now comes the real work. Because let’s be honest: businesses don’t hit targets, people do. Getting your team’s buy-in isn’t optional. It’s the secret to getting things done. Buy-In is more than a memo Getting buy-in isn’t just about announcing a new goal at the Monday meeting or…
Read MoreA Great Way to Stop Chasing Goals And Start Making Progress.
You know how to set a goal now. But it’s worth repeating: a goal is not something you do, it’s something you achieve. It’s the destination at the end of a journey. And to reach that destination, you have to take a series of steps. Set milestones Targets are the stages on your path—milestones that…
Read MoreDream Big, Act Real: How Bold Goals Need Solid Ground
Goals are not a wish list. They must push boundaries. While starting from where you are now. Goals start with reality A goal does not sprout fully formed from a blank page. It develops out of your current situation. Such as your recent: Goals build on foundations To ensure consistency of purpose, you must also…
Read MoreFinishing Strong: The Power of Simple Goals For A Meaningful Q4
The year is almost over, and you’re ready for your Q4 goals. Decide what you will achieve between now and New Year’s eve. And make sure these goals put you in the best position for 2026. What are goals It is impossible to make tiramisu. It is only possible to achieve tiramisu. This is how…
Read MoreProductivity for Every Role: Applying Equal Rules to Unique Jobs
The principles of productivity are the same across all roles in a business. But no two “to-do lists” look exactly the same. Let’s explore how professional priorities shape our productivity plans. Productive roles From an intern to the CEO, each role in a business has different targets and different expectations on their shoulders. And that…
Read MoreMove From Productive Foundations to Productive Work
Last week, we explored how productivity starts well before the first task is ticked off your to-do list. It’s a management practice. Today, let’s turn our focus to the crucial steps to make every day genuinely productive. Steps to productivity The steps to productivity are: Goal Setting With Meaning Effective productivity hinges on clear, actionable…
Read MoreBeyond the Checklist: Productivity Is a System, Not a To-Do List
Now that we understand what productivity is—and what it isn’t—it’s time to explore how it works. Productivity isn’t about checking tasks off a to-do list. It’s about the way you work and how your entire business operates. Productivity comes before work The truly productive business has become so by building systems geared towards productivity. It…
Read MoreAre You Productive or Just Really Good at Looking Busy?
It is September. You can feel the days getting shorter, the end of the year getting closer. Still, there are 4 months left. Let’s make them the most productive yet. Let’s make Productivity our autumn theme. What productivity is Productivity is the measure of how you turn inputs into outputs. Your inputs are time, effort,…
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