It’s New Year’s Resolution time and here is a common resolution I hear:
Level 1: “I’m going to step it up this year. I am going to re-commit myself, work harder,
and put in even more time.”
This one gets repeated annually unless, hopefully,
a light goes on:
Level 2:
“I’m going to keep working harder, but also work smarter!” And the process of learning about best
practices that others use ensues. Many
go off to get an Executive MBA degree! Good
choice if it is Maryland.
But let me ask you this? Is that all you want? And who are the people that invent “best practices?” People who reach:
Level 3: “I’m going to innovate. I am going to set Almost Impossible Goals and
then work to invent new processes, technologies, procedures to produce
breakthroughs in performance – not just incremental change.” Of course, this requires a high tolerance for
failure, or even better – a different relationship with failure. Read more about how to learn to Celebrate
Noble Failure and set Almost Impossible Goals here.
I think you should work as many hours as you
want. And I definitely recommend
studying best practices. But the excellent performers are those who invent the best practices that others later read about
and try to replicate. I hope you make an Excellence New Year’s Resolution and wish you the best in achieving it. Doing so, you will make even more of a Mission Impact.
For more
ideas on how you can lead breakthroughs in your organization, follow this blog
and check out my web site at www.SheehanNonprofitConsulting.com You will find free resources you can
download, including a Breakthrough Strategy Workbook that you can download at
no cost. You can also check out my book,
Mission Impact: Breakthrough Strategies
for Nonprofits, and buy it if you are interested. And you can follow Sheehan Nonprofit
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