CHAPTER 22

To Grow Try This…Do the Right Things Now

Now that you’ve delegated with controls, you’re probably still a tad nervous about the potential for chaos. We would be too!

It’s tempting for leaders to assign goals to motivate their employees and curb the risk of chaos.

Try This…Go beyond Goals

You’ve probably become accustomed to creating goals that are based on numbers and goals that are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Assignable, Realistic, Time based). Contrary to our earlier promise we are indulging in some business school acronyms as you’re probably familiar with SMART goals. We admit that simple goals like monthly sales targets or hourly widget production forecasts fit the SMART template. However, when trying to imbed a game-changer growth ...

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