Every team member must place a higher value on accomplishing the team vision and goals than their own personal and professional goals. This is an organizational truth and one of the most critical “musts” if you want to lead or serve on a high-performing team.
This is also one of a leader’s greatest challenges.
You probably have specific targets for your business which are fully developed with strategies, objectives and goals. But do you have a clear and written target for your life’s most important “direct reports”….your children?
Who will they be at age 10? Age 18? Age 25? I’m not talking about what interests they will pursue or activities they will engage in, but rather the kind of people they will become.
Many blogs are being written right now on the topic of New Year’s resolutions and goals for the year ahead. This is NOT one of them.
Today I want to clear up some confusion we commonly see in the minds of our clients. This confusion is around the difference between a goal and a discipline.
To put it simply, a goal is the end result you’re aiming for. A discipline is the behavior or task you must repeat, over and over, to achieve the result you want. A goal is an idea that motivates you. A discipline is an action that moves you forward.
At Building Champions, we coach our clients to gain clarity on which disciplines they must establish in order for them to have the highest probability of reaching their goals. If the client is to succeed, these disciplines must be non-negotiable. We like to focus on the behaviors that define how we live and lead.
Today, I’d like to share with you a straightforward approach to building an effective Business Plan that you can use and adjust throughout the year ahead. My team and I have coached thousands through this process, and we have repeatedly seen how this type of plan has led to improved clarity and results for those who build it and follow it.
The power of this Business Plan is that it is very specific and personal. It is not meant to replace a larger corporate plan. It answers the following three critical questions for you on a single piece of paper:
