Align People

As I approached the church doors at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church on Woodland Avenue, I heard deep thunders of unified stomps and shattering claps responding to a voice of strength guiding the bodily music.

Not a bad lesson for leaders. How focused and precise is your organization?

The organizational alignment is completely done. However, aligning capabilities is nearly 50% done, whereas, filling the differentiation gap is only 30% complete. Nevertheless, the early taste of success of restructuring is ...

Having a good view of metrics is very helpful in checking alignment and progress after a merger or a restructuring. However, metrics that are too opinion based, or check offs from a task list can be misleading. Think about defining and then measuring behaviors you can see.

The Perils of Setting GoalsNew York Times And this leads us back to the bucket lists. What troubles me is that rather than enhancing our lives, they can too quickly become the entire point.

“Setting these goals is a way of focusing one’s attention, rather than asking, ‘Why do I pursue these goals?’ ” said Miroslav Volf, director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture.

While a life without any goals would be aimless, it might not be a bad idea to jettison some overboard once in a while.