Achieving Results – Four Stages to Off-the-Chart Excellence

Introduction: Achieving Desired Results

·        Knowing what you want

·        Five criteria for achieving worthwhile results

·        Off-the-chart results assessment

Stage 1: Home—Deciding What You Want

·        What is home?

·        Achieving results means change

·        Home stage tasks

o       Asking questions

o       Creating a vision and result mission

o       Establishing goals

o       Setting standards and expectations

Stage 2: Help—Getting Help and Creating an Action Plan

·        What is help?

·        Help stage tasks

o       Identifying resources

o       Getting empowered

o       Developing skills

o       Creating an action plan

Stage 3: Challenge—Testing the Plan

·        What is challenge?

·        Challenge stage tasks

o       Checking your attitude

o       Increasing your influence

o       Testing and monitoring the plan

o       Creatively tinkering

Stage 4: Prize—Reaping the Results

·        What are prizes?

·        Prize stage tasks

o       Evaluating your results

o       Gaining learning experiences

o       Reaping rewards and recognition

o       Gaining inner wealth

·        Going home and beginning again

Summary: Putting the Process to Work

·        How personality styles affect results

·        Achieving desired results: Examples

·        Good vs. great organizational results

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