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A Fresh, Fast, and Fun Way to Focus Your Team

Let's Grow Leaders

One of the most important questions you can ask your team (or yourself) is “What will it take to make 2017 the very best year of your career?” We now build that question into the strategic planning work we do with teams. 2017 was the very best year of my career. Here are some to get you started.

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Leadership Support: How Do I Get More Executive Attention?

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Can you help reinforce how valuable she is and give her some additional perspective on her long-term career options here?” ” My team and I are having a strategic planning meeting, and I would love for you to join us for the last hour for us to share where we landed and see what insights you may have.”

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How UAB Medicine Built A Strategic Plan For Leadership Development

Forbes Careers

the Director of Leadership Development at UAB Medicine (the University of Alabama at Birmingham), shared his process for putting together a strategic plan. Matthew Painter Ph.D., He broke down his entire framework and shared insights on how to apply it.

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Resourcefulness Matters: How to Help Your Team Be More Resourceful

Let's Grow Leaders

The other day, one CEO we work with was using our developmental discussion planner to have a career conversation with a senior-level direct report (who we’ll call Kim). ” “I know everyone’s working from home, but HOW CAN WE run this strategic planning meeting as well as if we were in person?”

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3 Ways to Rock Your Role in the New Year

Let's Grow Leaders

Whenever anyone asks me the secret to my career success, my answer is simple. Ask, “What could I accomplish this year that would add real strategic value?” ” And then work with your team to establish a strategic plan for execution. It’s never too late to up your game. “I worked hard.

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This Is The Real Reason Your Strategic Plans Constantly Fail

Forbes Careers

They are tired of getting nowhere; tired of failing at strategic planning and tired of expending effort, energy and resources delivering the right results on the wrong set of outcomes. Executives and managers are tired.

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Your Two-Page Strategic Plan for Personal and Professional Success

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Implementing a solid strategy that paves the way to reaching them: a plan for personal and professional success. Formulating and monitoring a balanced, strategic plan can be overwhelming, and you might wonder how to get started. What is the smartest step toward achieving your goals? Click to learn more.