It’s a Paradox
Any success demands both a clear, compelling description of our desired outcome and a complete acceptance of whatever we have now (that, presumably, is not …
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A Way
People of all stripes–bosses, teenagers, teachers, priests, scientists, politicians, peers, employees, partners, protesters, parents, and artists–may say they have the way. Whether at work or …
Is Everyone Rowing In The Same Direction?
Here’s an exercise: Ask everyone at work today, “Who are we? What does our organization do? For whom? Why do we do that?” If your organization …
Five Steps to Set and Hit Goals For Real This Year (Even Those You’ve Failed at Before)
Setting goals at the start of the year is good and necessary. Yet our goals often seem tinged. While we may say things like, “This …
Clear and Compelling
One important part of success is having a clear, compelling focus, mission, or goal. We as leaders unwittingly stumble here because it’s a far-from-trivial task. …
Choose Something
Success demands we first clearly declare what we want to achieve. Yet we are often afraid to do that. We worry that we will be …
The Guilty, Dark Side of Goals
Goals help. We know that setting a goal focuses our efforts and greatly increases the chances of getting our desired outcomes. But goals have a guilty, …
When We Can’t Commit to a Goal
One of the four main ingredients of success–for ourselves or our organizations–is having clear, compelling goals. And despite knowing this, we often avoid committing to …
Outrageous
You may set Large, Nutty, Impossible Goals for yourself, as long as they feel good. They can help you generate surprising and welcome successes. Tempting …
Goals Must Feel Good
There is a caveat when setting large, nutty, impossible goals: they don’t work if you feel bad while you are setting them. If it feels …