How To Set Goals and Strategies for Your Business

Goals and strategies are crucial to business success.  A poorly-aligned organization frustrates employees and managers, and decimates an organization’s bottom line through an inefficient use of their resources.  There are many types of goals.  One, a Big Hairy Audacious Goal, asks managers to set difficult (and usually long-term) goals, such as putting a computer on … Continued

Why You Should Know How To Coach Employees

Employees are the backbone of every organization.  They churn out products and/or services under your company brand, directly affecting the finances controlling your company’s fate.  Poorly-trained or poorly-motivated employees sink businesses on a daily basis — but you, as a manager, can ensure that doesn’t happen.  Here are four reasons why you should know how … Continued

What is a Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG)?

What is a Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG)?  According to the creators, James Collins and Jerry Porras, it is a goal that is “clear and compelling, serves as a unifying focal point of effort and acts as a clear catalyst for team spirit. It has a clear finish line, so the organization can know when … Continued