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The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months
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The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months

by Brian P. Moran, Michael Lennington
May 2013
Beginner
208 pages
3h 48m
English
Wiley
Content preview from The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months

Contents

Chapter 1: The Challenge

Part I: Things You Think You Know

Chapter 2: Redefining the Year

Discard Annualized Thinking

Great Things Happen at Year-End

Periodization

12 Weeks Equals a Year

Chapter 3: The Emotional Connection

Your Brain and Vision

Chapter 4: Throw Out the Annual Plan

12 Week Planning

Setting Goals

Chapter 5: One Week at a Time

The Weekly Plan

Chapter 6: Confronting the Truth

Measuring Results

Weekly Scorecard

Chapter 7: Intentionality

The Importance of Yes and No

Blocking Your Time

Chapter 8: Accountability as Ownership

Chapter 9: Interest versus Commitment

Chapter 10: Greatness in the Moment

Performing in the Moment

Chapter 11: Intentional Imbalance

Part II: Putting It All Together

Chapter 12: The Execution System

Three Principles

Five Disciplines

The Emotional Cycle of Change

Closed System

Chapter 13: Establish Your Vision

Impossible, Possible, Probable, Given

Crafting Your Vision

Thinking Shift

Team Application

Team Visions

Common Pitfalls and Success Tips

Chapter 14: Develop Your 12 Week Plan

Planning Is Beneficial

Game Changer

A Good Plan Fosters Solid Execution

Long-Term Capacity versus Short-Term Results

Effective Plan Structure

Establish Your 12 Week Goals

Writing Your 12 Week Plan

Thinking Shift

Team Application

Common Pitfalls and Success Tips

Chapter 15: Installing Process Control

Making Sure Things Get Done

Weekly Plans

Don’t Go It Alone

The Weekly Routine

Thinking Shift

Team Application

Common Pitfalls

Chapter 16: Keeping Score

Thinking Shift ...

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