The vision and mission are two separate and distinct components of your most important leadership tool: the strategic plan. And unlike many others who work in strategic planning, I am here to tell you that this Dragon Lady of Accountability™ is a stickler when it comes to her clients first understanding the purpose of...
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Have you ever been hungry for lunch and not able to focus on anything, let alone accomplish anything, until you get some food? Your attention is on one thing: getting food—now! Sweet or salty, it doesn’t matter as long as it gets in your mouth—now. This is your utmost goal and the focus of your...
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Leaders, do you know why it is important that your employees know how YOU fit into the overall strategic plan? Too often, we leaders fail to clarify for our employees how OUR actions tie into and align with the overall strategic plan. To employees, our actions tend to have, what I call, ‘The Moth...
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Yesterday after giving a speech on leadership, I had lunch with several business owners. All of their businesses generate revenues of $5Million to $50Million in annual revenues. These are small but substantial businesses with 50-200 employees each – not solo-entrepreneurs. During my presentation, I had noticed most of the audience members taking notes, nodding,...
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