Be SMART About Creating and Achieving Your Goals – part 1

May 14, 2014

SMART is an acronym – Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-bound – and a simple tool used to create actionable plans for results for both personal and business goals.   SMART goals simply summarize your performance expectations and outline measures to determine when the goal is met.  Let’s take a quick look at each part of a SMART goal: Specific:  Goals must…

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Learning by Effectively Listening

April 30, 2014

With organizations and individuals so fervently focused on the bottom line, it’s easy to ignore the softer skills, such as listening well.  “All that touchy-feeling stuff is a waste of my time,” you might say or think.  On the contrary!   A focus on listening can lead to more effective teamwork, higher productivity, fewer conflicts and…

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When is the last time you invested in yourself?

April 23, 2014

I am going to ask you to be a student of you – to improve and invest in YOURSELF.  This time, you are the subject, and you get to create your own lessons.   And here are a few easy tips for ways that you can do just that. Evaluate your strengths and weaknesses, and decide…

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