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You have to have a more complete set of competencies, skills and traits than you did a few short years ago.  EQ and IQ are critical – it is not an either/or proposition. Today it is clearly an and/both equation.

To keep up, a leader and manager today has to DO well at the following:

• Get back to basics when everything around you diverts you into complexity
  • Make strategic planning a way of life in your organization
    • Use the strategic planning framework to drive what you do and where you focus your energies.
    • Embed ongoing strategic planning in your processes.  Constantly check for internal and external forces that may impact where you are going, what you need to do and how you need to do it.
    • Organize your day around achieving your destination as well as informing, inspiring and engaging others in getting there.
  • Communicate constantly about your strategic planning framework
    • Inform employees of where you are going, where you are today and keep them updated
    • Set clear expectations of what excellence looks like
    • Expose the why behind your decisions
    • Establish individual goals linked to the company’s strategic planning framework
    • Inspire employees by presenting a compelling picture of what the future looks like
    • Engage employees continuously by asking about progress and highlighting accomplishments
  • Build a high performing culture that supports your strategies & brings them to life

Recent studies indicate 78% of CEO’s globally believe execution is one of their greatest weaknesses.  In More Than a Minute, we provide tools that start at the beginning with answering the question of why you exist all the way to operational planning and execution – getting done what you say is critical for success

• Consider what and how you will get to your destination points and communicate it constantly
• Measure what matters and what employees can relate to in their jobs every day
• Encourage ownership behaviors in employees
• Remain vigilant about reviewing external and internal forces that may impact your strategies
• Give people what they need to be successful.  Set yourself and everyone in the organization up for success
• Review organization processes and systems to be sure they are aligned with where you say you are going
• Provide continuous feedback
  • Consider values and results
  • Build trust through understanding others
  • Link to rewards and recognition
  • Deal with problem performers
  • Constantly learn and unlearn
    • One of the more difficult concepts for successful adults.  We get stuck pretty quickly and the more successful we are the more we work to prove ourselves right constantly

As CEO of The Human Factor, Inc., Holly helps business leaders and their companies achieve higher levels of performance and profitability.

An experienced business leader and behavioral scientist, Holly has a rare combination of extensive academic training and in-the-trenches experience working in and leading organizations. She was previously President of The Ken Blanchard Company and LumMed, Inc.

As a consultant, Holly’s clients include AT&T, Microsoft, Expedia, Nokia, and Google as well as numerous small and midsized businesses.  In addition to consulting, Holly delivers highly acclaimed keynote presentations and workshops at tradeshows, industry gatherings, and business meetings. Holly’s top selling book, More Than a Minute: How to be an Effective Leader & Manager in Today’s Changing World (available in 9 languages globally) goes beyond the theory of leading and managing by providing practical, action-oriented information.

For more info, please visit www.TheHumanFactor.biz and MoreThanaMinute.com

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