December 31st, 2009

Mission Activation: How to Actually Live Your Mission Statement (Even During Frantic & Uncertain Times)

by Dr. Brian Higley

Many organizations, teams and individuals work very hard to develop Mission and Vision Statements – yet almost everyone I speak with believes that they often do not seem to “live” these statements extremely well. Each year, a lot of valuable time and energy go into developing Mission Statements that will quickly be forgotten or ignored in the often frantic day-to-day activities that follow. And – here’s the kicker – most people know that they will not fulfill their Mission Statements even as they spend valuable time developing them! And yet we continue to develop Mission Statements (both personal and professional) even as we recognize deep down that most of them will not be fulfilled very well. What is going on here – and how can we stop wasting valuable time, energy and money developing statements that we know will not be fulfilled?

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December 26th, 2009

Execution Tip: Think about your motivation

by Dr. Brian Higley

If there are any goals  that you are struggling to complete on time or at high levels of quality, think about how strongly related these goals are to your most meaningful objectives in life.  If they are not strongly related to outcomes you truly value, you may wish to think about methods of decreasing the frequency (do it monthly instead of weekly), intensity (do it at 1/2 the effort) or duration (spend 1/2 the time on it) of the goal.  Or, you may wish to think about ways to delegate or delete the goal completely.  Can someone else beside you execute this goal?  Can you survive without pursuing the goal at all?

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December 26th, 2009

Execution Tip: Think about your time perception

by Dr. Brian Higley

If there are any goals that you are struggling to complete on time or at high levels of quality, think about how much time you perceive there is to complete them at a level of quality that you are satisfied with.  If you do not perceive enough time to achieve them, you may wish to think about how to set the goal in a way that is more sensitive to your time constraints. Read the rest of this Article »

December 26th, 2009

Execution Tip: Think about your levels of accessibility

by Dr. Brian Higley

If there are any goals that you are struggling to complete on time or at high levels of quality, think about how much access you have to the materials or information you need to complete them at a level of quality that you are satisfied with.  If you do not perceive enough accessibility, you may wish to think about how to set the goal in a way that is sensitive to the amount of resources you currently have and/or seek to make access easier. Read the rest of this Article »

December 26th, 2009

Execution Tip: Think about your enjoyment levels

by Dr. Brian Higley

If there are any goals that you are struggling to complete on time or at high levels of quality, you may wish to increase your enjoyment levels for those goals.  There are many ways to increase enjoyment; different things work for different people.  Read the rest of this Article »