6 Tips to Set Goals That Will Get You Where You Want to Go
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEkWmo-i3-A 6 Tips to Set Goals That Will Get You Where You Want to Go. Vision is your destination. Goals are the milestones that mark your journey. They quantify and define the steps you take along the way as you go for the gold medal....
Three Ways to Get the Most Out of Each Moment
Learn from the past, plan for the future, and live in the present. How can you have a vision and live in the present? Shouldn't you live for the future? The problem with living for the future is you lose the opportunity to enjoy each moment. And, the truth is, the...
The Shortest Distance Between What Is and What Could Be
Once your team has created a shared vision, the next step is to assess your current situation. It’s important to have an honest and open discussion about what supports achieving your vision and what impedes you - what’s working and what’s not. This step anchors your...
7 Tips For Sharing Your Vision With Your Team
The head of HR explained to me, “My team provides great customer service. Whatever a business leader asks for, they knock themselves out to provide it quickly and with quality. “But I think we need to change to a consultative approach. When we get a request, we should...
Following the Lead of the Launch
This post is Part II. Part I: The Real Success Was Something I Hadn't Expected reflects the events and learnings from the first week of the launch of my book Full Steam Ahead! xxxxxx It's Saturday morning after a very busy book launch week. Finally I have time to...
The Real Success Was Something I Hadn’t Expected
May 2 was the official launch date for the 2nd edition of my book Full Steam Ahead. Although authors often invest in a comprehensive, intensive multi-media campaign for a new book, they rarely do this for a 2nd edition, especially when the first edition has already...
Who Can Be Your Mentor? Test Your Assumptions.
Last week I launched the 2nd edition of my book Full Steam Ahead! using Twitter as the primary platform. It seemed obvious that my next blog should be on what I had learned and experienced. However, I am still processing the experience and couldn't condense my...
I Think We Have a Vision. It Must Be Around Here Somewhere.
Does your organization have a vision? If you answered, "I don't know" or "We do, but I'm not sure what it is," don't feel alone - you are in the majority. Although many organizations have a vision statement, often it’s filed away somewhere or framed on the wall...
No More P Words, Please
Many years ago while working with the officers of a successful Fortune 500 company, during a break in a strategy session, Dan, the president requested of me half-jokingly, “no more ‘p’ words, Jesse.” I had never heard that term before. “What are ‘p’ words?” I asked....
A Mosaic of Musings on Vision and Leadership
Now that I’ve been blogging for a couple of months, I decided to try an experiment: to list some of my favorite statements from my articles and books, and instead of discussing them, let them speak for themselves. You might think they don’t make any sense out of...
6 Guidelines to Create a Personal Vision For the Life You Really Want
Why hasn’t my life turned out the way I planned? Twice in one week I heard this exact same question. Both times I was surprised because each woman seemed quite accomplished. Michelle's warm personality and infectious laugh attracts a lot of friends. She has a loving...
5 Tips to Ensure Your Values Unify Your Team, Not Divide It
It was quite a blow-up. Laura and Will each accused the other of violating one of the team’s core values - integrity. They each felt they had honored the value and the other person had disregarded it. People sure get mad when they feel someone has trampled on their...