Focus (2009.11): How are your mission, goals, and daily activities connected?
05/11/09 07:35 Filed in: Focus
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How often do you empower others to brainstorm options?
Sometimes I get stuck. I have a problem, and I can’t find a way to solve it. Then, I remember to brainstorm my options, to think outside the box. In short order, I’m unstuck and on my way to solving my problem. Brainstorming works for me. And I’ve found that brainstorming helps others.
Question: How often do you empower others to brainstorm options?
Question: What action steps will you take to ensure that you consistently empower others to brainstorm options?
*To learn more about coaching on options, click here.
How do your daily activities contribute to your mission?
Your team is on a mission. First team to make the puzzle wins. Your team has found the edge pieces and has connected them to make a rectangle. And now your team is at a loss.
There’s a gaping hole inside the rectangle.
Unfortunately, this puzzle did not come with a picture. You wish it had. Everyone on your team wishes it had. Why? Because knowing what the picture looks like would help your team work more effectively and efficiently to finish the puzzle.
Point: In an organization, the mission statement is like the puzzle border. Daily activities are like the pieces that fill in the gaping hole. Knowing how the daily activities are connected to the mission and to each other can help you work more effectively and efficiently.
Consider 3 questions:
How are your mission, goals, and daily activities connected?
Think of an activity you’re doing. Got one in mind? Good.
Question: Why are you doing that activity?
Tip: You need to be able to answer that question for each activity you’re involved in.
What should your answer include?
1-2-14 Shinkawa Cho, Higashi Kurume Shi, Tokyo 203-0013
How often do you empower others to brainstorm options?
Sometimes I get stuck. I have a problem, and I can’t find a way to solve it. Then, I remember to brainstorm my options, to think outside the box. In short order, I’m unstuck and on my way to solving my problem. Brainstorming works for me. And I’ve found that brainstorming helps others.
Question: How often do you empower others to brainstorm options?
- Consistently?
- Usually?
- Sometimes?
- Rarely?
Question: What action steps will you take to ensure that you consistently empower others to brainstorm options?
*To learn more about coaching on options, click here.
How do your daily activities contribute to your mission?
Your team is on a mission. First team to make the puzzle wins. Your team has found the edge pieces and has connected them to make a rectangle. And now your team is at a loss.
There’s a gaping hole inside the rectangle.
Unfortunately, this puzzle did not come with a picture. You wish it had. Everyone on your team wishes it had. Why? Because knowing what the picture looks like would help your team work more effectively and efficiently to finish the puzzle.
Point: In an organization, the mission statement is like the puzzle border. Daily activities are like the pieces that fill in the gaping hole. Knowing how the daily activities are connected to the mission and to each other can help you work more effectively and efficiently.
Consider 3 questions:
- What do you do each day?
- If you didn’t do your job, what would happen?
- So, how does your job contribute to achieving the mission?
How are your mission, goals, and daily activities connected?
Think of an activity you’re doing. Got one in mind? Good.
Question: Why are you doing that activity?
Tip: You need to be able to answer that question for each activity you’re involved in.
What should your answer include?
- An activity.
- The goal your activity addresses.
- How working on your goal helps you accomplish your mission.
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