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Volume
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Issue 4 July/August 2011
the POWER
OF GOALS
Webinar recordings
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to:
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http://lmiperformance.com/docs/6711goals.wmv
#2 - http://lmiperformance.com/docs/62311goals.wmv
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REALITY
FORMS
AROUND
YOUR
COMMITMENTS.
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When
you care enough for
a given result,
you'll
almost certainly
attain it.
Intense
anticipation will
transform your possibilities into
reality.
Strong
desires
will
in
time externalize themselves into
concrete fact.
Your
desires are the
precursors of the things
which
you are capable of
having and doing.
Weak
desires
will
bring
you weak results,
just
as a small amount of
fire makes a small amount of heat.
The
intensity of your
desire governs the power
with
which your energies
will be directed.
All
of
your
dreams
can come true,
if
you have the courage
to pursue them.
Desire
is
the
starting
point for success.
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to be a
beneficiary instead of a victim."
-RSL
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ORGANIZATIONAL
CLIMATE by – Richard S. Lewine -
July/August 2011
A few weeks ago in this space we discussed
Organizational Culture. This
time, we'll take a look at Organizational
Climate. The academic
literature on the topics of organizational
culture and climate makes a
distinction between the two as follows:
Culture is comprised of components such as
values, myths, beliefs and
norms - very soft, amorphous stuff; while
climate is made up of
workplace dimensions that can be fairly
easily measured. Over our 30
plus years of working with small and
mid-size organizations, we have
assessed, or surveyed the peoples' views of
the climates of many of our
client organizations.
Seven dimensions of climate have been shown
to have the most direct
impact on the behaviors and performance of
the people surveyed.
more.
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Leading
Well
&
Finishing
Strong
by Eric Lewine
Is there some secret recipe for success in tough
times? Based upon what
we all have been reading in headlines and
promotions from marketers
lately, it appears that they have some new
revelation for leading teams
and organizations during periods of instability.
After deeper
reflection, it may cause you to ponder why this
revelation wasn't
shared sooner to keep us from experiencing a
downturn in the economy.
Cynicism aside, at a past conference, Steve Shelby
states that he heard
a question posed to John Maxwell seeking insight
regarding what styles
of leadership should be employed during this
challenging economic
climate or season. John was frank and succinct
with his reply:
"The same principles that
I've been
teaching you all these years work when the
economy is healthy and
prospering, as well as during a period of
difficulty."
Does that mean leadership is recession-proof?
Shelby’s reply is "Yes.
Poor leadership is certainly exposed when
resources are scarce and when
assets need to be apportioned with adept
stewardship. Likewise, well
run organizations that have a vibrant leadership
culture are going to
shine and outpace organizations of the contrary.”
(edited notes from Steve Shelby, MBA)
more.
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