What’s it mean to plan forward with staff? We spring forward with clocks and plan our summer travel, but why should we plan forward with our employees? It’s easy to get caught up in daily requirements and the lists we have of tasks that we must complete to simply get by, but if we’re not keeping our head up and our eyes forward, the days fly by and we often look back and question what we’ve actually accomplished. Each day should devote some time to looking forward and not do

The year is flying by and it’s a good time to review annual goals! It’s easy to “set and forget” goals each year but if we don’t put...

As individuals start setting goals, what can managers do to set expectations for success? Are we simply assuming our employees will take...

As we get closer to the end of the calendar year, managers need to make sure they’re helping each employee with their goals. Regardless...

The year is past the half-way mark and what have you done with your personal and/or your employees’ goals? Have you talked about them...

I participated in the BMW Dallas Marathon this weekend, having run the half marathon for several of the past years, and I was reminded...

Have you thought about that lately? Now that you’re in a leadership position, you don’t need them anymore, right? Or aren’t goals just...

As the year gets closer to its end, we automatically think about the various holidays and all the things that go along with them. But...