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“Planning involves envisioning the results the organization wants to achieve, and determining the steps necessary to arrive at the intended destination–success, whether that is measured in financial terms, or goals that include being the highest-rated organization in customer satisfaction. The five key components of planning outcomes discussed in the article include: 1) efficient use of resources, 2) establishing goals, 3) managing risk and uncertainty, 4) team building and 5) creating competitive advantages. You will discover more fully how these aspects effect organizational success.

Nearly 300 hundred years ago, Benjamin Franklin came up with an approach to changing habits that has yet to be surpassed.” This article focuses on his tried and true habits, such as “finish what is important and stop doing what is no longer worthwhile” and “always look for ways of doing things better and faster.” For Benjamin Franklin’s other ten habits, you can read the article from the website.

Time management isn’t just a personal-productivity issue over which companies have no control; it has increasingly become an organizational issue whose root causes are deeply embedded in corporate structures and cultures.” Within the article, time-management challenges and their solutions are discussed. Also, included in the article are results from a recent survey that speaks about satisfied leaders and dissatisfied leaders – “online junkies”, “schoomzers”, “cheerleaders”, and “firefighters” how they spend their time.

In Harry Kraemer’s book “From Values to Action”, four principles are set out to make better ethical leaders. Self-reflection is one of the key elements to this process. Learn the other three components and how they can be incorporated into your leadership style through the article.

This article allows you to reflect on your current work and gives you signs whether your position is just a “job” or your life’s work. “Your work enables you to create the lifestyle you want for yourself and your lifestyle includes your work.” The author reflects on her own experience and inspiration from another article by MeiMei Fox about finding “the one” in love.

“With the New Year upon us , now is a great time to assess your goals and challenges and decide what you want to change. And you can resolve to practice the art of saying no in 2013, while you increase revenues in the process. The article focuses on strategies and examples how to free up some space on your calendar so you can focus on your business goals and target audience.

This article speaks about what it means to be a “sage” and the fundamental steps successful executives can practice to self-development such as “reflect on your performance” and “know your joys and passions”. Webster’s Dictionary defines a “sage” as one who is wise through reflection and experience. In ancient cultures, a group’s sages were those who had experienced rich lives and were thoughtful about what they had learned through these experience. In contemporary times, groundbreaking research by the Center for Creative Leadership in the late 1980’s found that successful executives were those who had benefited from the “lessons of experience.”