Two people with equal education are both given equal opportunity to succeed in your workplace. One has a five-year plan and reaches it a year ahead of time, while the other has no plan and in five years is doing the same entry-level position for which he or she was hired.
What is the difference between the two individuals? One has a plan and likely a trusted individual who holds he or she accountable. Do you?
A study was conducted in the 1979 Harvard MBA program. In that year the students were asked, "Have you set clear, written goals for your future and made plans to accomplish them?" Only 3% of the graduates had written goals and plans; 13% had goals, but they were not in writing; and a whopping 84% had no specific goals at all.
Ten years later, the members of the class were interviewed again, and the findings were astonishing. The 13% of the class who had goals were earning, on average, twice as much as the 84% who had no goals at all. And what about the 3% who had clear, written goals? They were earning, on average, ten times as much as the other 97% put together. In spite of documented success, most people don't have clear, measurable, time-bound goals that they work toward.
Do you have goals, and if so, are they in writing and measurable? How will you know if you are succeeding along the way? Our alignment consultants are unbiased, trusted individuals who are ready to help you with that right now.
Tiger Woods and Michael Phelps have coaches. Even President Barack Obama has a coach. Microsoft's young, high-potential leaders get coaches. A recent survey by the Stanford School of Business showed that 100% of CEOs surveyed say that they enjoy the process of receiving coaching but only half of senior executives have taken the time to find a coach. Is it time for you to make the call?
Coaches are not experts in your field; they are experts in YOU. The best coaches listen to you, create customized plans with you, and are just as excited about your success as you are. Years of experience have proven to us that the difference between good and AMAZING is a surprisingly SMALL shift. By running through a series of simple alignment exercises with you, we are able to determine your best fit, we create an action plan with you to help you reach your best goals, and we are by your side throughout the entire process to align your future with your true life priorities.
Benjamin Franklin said it simply when he said, "that in life, those who fail to plan are simply planning to fail."
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