Making Teams More Efficient By Setting Interim Goals
Posted on20 May 2019
Tagsgoal setting, decisions, efficiencies, Techniques, University of California Los Angeles, Wired Magazine, team, time management
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Breaking down a problem is a common problem-solving technique. Making teams more efficient has a similar solution. It involves setting interim goals.... Read More
6 Steps Making Goals Work Better
Posted on30 Mar 2015
Tagsrelationships, Personality, Performance, management, leadership, goal setting, employees, confidence, belief
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Goals do not replace good leadership. They are just tools. They are not ends. Making goals work better is about leadership. Goal... Read More
SMART Goals versus DUMB Goals in the Workplace
Posted on09 Mar 2015
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Setting goals is a key tool in running a good business. This sounds basic and common. It is not. We forget goal... Read More
Leadership’s Influence on Goal Setting
Posted on19 Jun 2014
Tagscontext, change, confidence, goal setting, Influence, interpersonal, leadership, relationships, emotional triggers, Priyesh Patel, affect
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Leadership’s influence on goal setting results in people believing and achieving more than they would with mediocre management. It’s where leadership’s affective... Read More
Word Power: “Money” vs. “Time”
Posted on08 Nov 2012
Tagssubconscious, conscious, organizational culture, feelings, goal setting, happiness, Harvard Business Review, Influence, money, politics, power, anchoring, success, thinking process, time, Velten Mood Induction Procedure, Wharton, word choice, words, Cassie Mogilner, staying on message, achievement
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When we think about the power of words, we often focus on the ideas they consciously express. However, their power extends unconsciously... Read More
Setting The Mood For Change As A Change Management Tactic
An owner of a top-flight commercial painting company once said to me, “Mike, prepping the surface is 90% of the paint job.”... Read More
Great Strategy? Don’t Neglect Culture
Posted on12 Dec 2011
Tagsdecisions, using names, strategy, remembering names, relationships, placebo, Nilofer Merchant, names, message, management, intuition, HBR Blog Network, goal setting, employees, organizational culture, compensation
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Many companies are finalizing their 2012 strategies by planning their roll out to their employees. To this effort, Nilofer Merchant’s March 22,... Read More
Leadership’s Dark Side
Posted on25 Jul 2011
Tagsgoal setting, The New Yorker, Princeton University, Leeds University, leadership, John Seabrook, Jens Krause, Iain Couzin, facts, confidence, competence
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If you research leadership, you’ll find virtually all leadership models promoting the concept as something approaching divinity. What we don’t address is... Read More
Are You Tapping the Power of Thank You’s?
Posted on30 Dec 2010
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Thanking employees periodically for doing their jobs generates a superior return on our time. It’s an effective cost-containment technique for our labor... Read More
What Consumer Psychology Teaches Us About Problem Solving
Posted on27 Sep 2010
TagsMichael I. Norton, decisions, drugs, emotions, expectations, goal setting, Harvard Business Review, How Concepts Affect Consumption, intuition, keeping up with the Joneses, low-cost, Dan Ariely, objective, peer pressure, people, price, problem solving, psychology, rationale, rewards, teach, anticipatory, beverages, brain, business, buying habits, change, cognition, competitive, consumer, cost-benefit
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We often anticipate and rationalize people’s decisions using a cost-benefit analysis. This perspective frequently leads to erroneous conclusions and restricts problem-solving capabilities.... Read More
