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The Compass That Guides Leadership In Setting Top-Notch 2012 Goals

At this time of year, organizations request that their employees reflect on past accomplishments and future direction.  It can be an overwhelming process if we don’t know how to approach it. Of course this self-evaluation goes on in our personal lives as well as we begin to dream about what 2012 will bring. Get excited! Feel the opportunities before you and follow a few important steps to commence your goal setting.

 

  • Review Your Vision Statement: Before we can even tackle an analysis of how we did last year and where we want to go in 2012, we need to align ourselves with the organizational vision statement. Do you even know what the vision statement says?

Leading with Intention

Many managers whom I have worked with ask me how they become better leaders. They have mastered the technical managerial skills of their job but they know they are not really leading. They are getting bogged down on everyday details and have no time to dream and vision for their team. For managers to be successful leaders they need to delegate some of their job responsibilities in order to begin the process of learning to lead. It must be their intention to want to evolve into true leaders.

A first step in the leadership process is to learn how to be a strong, effective communicator.  What does this involve?

  • Assertive Communication- A leader is able to express clearly their wants, needs and desires while still being