Summary of Chapter 1
Strategy 1
Never lose sight of the ultimate goal, and focus energy on short-term objectives.
In the begginig, two types of essential goals are explained, long- and short-term goals. Before trying to do something, people will set up the big goal. This is long-term goal that we wanted to acheive finally. Long-term goal might be too distant, uncertain and makes us exhausted. To make keep us focusing on the final goal, we need more easy goal to achieve, short-term goal.
Every short goal must be suited to our situation, but not be tiring. Doing similar jobs makes people tired and going blank. It will be fatal to the organization. By giving new tasks, people can keep our motivation and direct to the goal. It also include to be flexible to solve problem before it becomes worse.
Lastly, being confident is essential to acieve these. When people face something difficult, they are losing their confident. That kinds of people desire to follow someone confident who will give them solution or way. But it must be positive. Negative actions will lead the organization to the "bad" goal. Leader would be the person who will keep encouraging the members, giving them new tasks, with confidence.
Hi Hiromi,
返信削除Thanks for this post and your thoughts on goals. I especially like your idea about the importance of confidence. It is absolutely true that it is needed, either from within yourself of through a good leader (or both!).
Nice post and lets try to make two each week, okay?
Ken