Equipping Leaders To Multiply

Alergic to Goals?

Ken Blanchard says, “Goal setting is the beginning of good performance.”  However in every organization I’ve ever worked for there have been people who seem to be allergic to goals.  Goal setting nauseates them.  They dread them, avoid them and once they set them they lose them.  This is a condition I call “Goalitus”, a severe aversion to goals.  But good goal setting is essential for good management.  Is goalitus prevalent in your organization?  You can recognize the symptoms by what people say. …Continue Reading

Three Simple Steps to Leading, Pt 1

Several years ago I read Ken Blanchard’s classic The One Minute Manager.  When I turned the last page I said to myself, “I want to be the One Minute Manager.”  While I’m still far from it, I strive to be that kind of intentional and relational leader.  What struck me about the book was the simplicity of the three steps in his leadership system.  STEP 1 One Minute Goal Setting Goals are essential because they provide…Continue Reading