Comments on: Forward This to Yourself — A Great 2009 http://www.danmulhern.com/wordpress/2009/01/forward-this-to-yourself-a-great-2009/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:43:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Gerald S. http://www.danmulhern.com/wordpress/2009/01/forward-this-to-yourself-a-great-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-53755 Gerald S. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:23:23 +0000 http://www.danmulhern.com/wordpress/2009/01/forward-this-to-yourself-a-great-2009/#comment-53755 My goal for 2009 is to write to as many Democrats I can and state that the USA needs to become part of the Internatinal Criminal Court at The Hague, Netherlands. We must enter to be with the family of nations. My goal for 2009 is to write to as many Democrats I can and state that the USA needs to become part of the Internatinal Criminal Court at The Hague, Netherlands. We must enter to be with the family of nations.

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]]> By: Tony Ettwein, Kalamazoo, MI http://www.danmulhern.com/wordpress/2009/01/forward-this-to-yourself-a-great-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-53749 Tony Ettwein, Kalamazoo, MI Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:39:08 +0000 http://www.danmulhern.com/wordpress/2009/01/forward-this-to-yourself-a-great-2009/#comment-53749 Nice goals, Scott. I think these would be good goals for anyone. I need to start giving blood again, too. Nice goals, Scott. I think these would be good goals for anyone. I need to start giving blood again, too.

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]]> By: Scott http://www.danmulhern.com/wordpress/2009/01/forward-this-to-yourself-a-great-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-53748 Scott Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:31:30 +0000 http://www.danmulhern.com/wordpress/2009/01/forward-this-to-yourself-a-great-2009/#comment-53748 I made 9 resolutions for '09, which include giving more of my time and talent, giving blood at least four times, and making myself and others better citizens and leaders. Many of these are what are called SMART goals (SMART = Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Timely), but some aren't. I made 9 resolutions for ‘09, which include giving more of my time and talent, giving blood at least four times, and making myself and others better citizens and leaders. Many of these are what are called SMART goals (SMART = Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Timely), but some aren’t.

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]]> By: John Agno http://www.danmulhern.com/wordpress/2009/01/forward-this-to-yourself-a-great-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-53736 John Agno Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:21:16 +0000 http://www.danmulhern.com/wordpress/2009/01/forward-this-to-yourself-a-great-2009/#comment-53736 Every year, we gain a clearer understanding that without positive change, decline is inevitable. The challenge is to recognize that what we are now doing can be reinvented by paying attention to our intentions. Yet, it is very hard to bring about significant change without changes in behavior. That is why New Year Resolutions are so difficult to achieve. Changing people’s behavior is the most important challenge for business leaders competing in unpredictable environments. “The central issue is never strategy, structure, culture, or systems,” asserts Dr. John P. Kotter, a retired Harvard Business School professor who specializes in leadership. “The core of the matter is always about changing the behavior of people.” In summary, changing minds is not easy, but there are clear methods for increasing the probability of effecting real behavioral change. Provision of coaching services is highly recommended to support change initiatives. Every year, we gain a clearer understanding that without positive change, decline is inevitable. The challenge is to recognize that what we are now doing can be reinvented by paying attention to our intentions. Yet, it is very hard to bring about significant change without changes in behavior. That is why New Year Resolutions are so difficult to achieve.

Changing people’s behavior is the most important challenge for business leaders competing in unpredictable environments.

“The central issue is never strategy, structure, culture, or systems,” asserts Dr. John P. Kotter, a retired Harvard Business School professor who specializes in leadership. “The core of the matter is always about changing the behavior of people.”

In summary, changing minds is not easy, but there are clear methods for increasing the probability of effecting real behavioral change. Provision of coaching services is highly recommended to support change initiatives.

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]]> By: Brenda http://www.danmulhern.com/wordpress/2009/01/forward-this-to-yourself-a-great-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-53733 Brenda Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:37:51 +0000 http://www.danmulhern.com/wordpress/2009/01/forward-this-to-yourself-a-great-2009/#comment-53733 You are correct that writing goals down helps you achieve them. I began doing this two years ago, and although I didn't consciously think about them, when I checked on them in December of 2006, I found that I had accomplished over 50% of them. In 2007 I accomplished 70% of my goals. Needless to say, I now carry my written list with me, and refer to it weekly. My goal for 2008 is to achieve 90% or better of my goals. You are correct that writing goals down helps you achieve them. I began doing this two years ago, and although I didn’t consciously think about them, when I checked on them in December of 2006, I found that I had accomplished over 50% of them. In 2007 I accomplished 70% of my goals. Needless to say, I now carry my written list with me, and refer to it weekly. My goal for 2008 is to achieve 90% or better of my goals.

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]]> By: Tony Ettwein, Kalamazoo, MI http://www.danmulhern.com/wordpress/2009/01/forward-this-to-yourself-a-great-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-53731 Tony Ettwein, Kalamazoo, MI Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:32:48 +0000 http://www.danmulhern.com/wordpress/2009/01/forward-this-to-yourself-a-great-2009/#comment-53731 Hi Dan, Thanks for the great reminder as we start the New Year. One of my goals (though not my primary one) will be to better integrate and align my work goals with my family and life goals in 2009. Like many other readers, I'm sure mine have come out of balance in 2008. There are certain scenes from certain movies that we can take messages from, and from your post this week, I can't help but think about the movie City Slickers. As you may know, Bill Crystal's character and his friends are in a midlife crisis, and they visit a dude ranch to get away from things. Jack Palance's character, Curly, keeps raising his index finger during the film, and imploring visitors to remember what that means. Toward the end of the movie, Billy Crystal's character figures it out. It means to pick one thing, one thing that is more important than everything else, on which we should focus our efforts. For many of us, that one thing is our family. But each of us needs to figure out what it means in our own life. Keep on leading, and Happy New Year. Hi Dan,

Thanks for the great reminder as we start the New Year. One of my goals (though not my primary one) will be to better integrate and align my work goals with my family and life goals in 2009. Like many other readers, I’m sure mine have come out of balance in 2008.

There are certain scenes from certain movies that we can take messages from, and from your post this week, I can’t help but think about the movie City Slickers. As you may know, Bill Crystal’s character and his friends are in a midlife crisis, and they visit a dude ranch to get away from things. Jack Palance’s character, Curly, keeps raising his index finger during the film, and imploring visitors to remember what that means. Toward the end of the movie, Billy Crystal’s character figures it out. It means to pick one thing, one thing that is more important than everything else, on which we should focus our efforts.

For many of us, that one thing is our family. But each of us needs to figure out what it means in our own life.

Keep on leading, and Happy New Year.

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