Powerful Question (Parents and Leaders); Holiday gift enclosed; Sample One-Page Strategic Plan

"...keeping you great"

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Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.
	Corrie ten Boom

Holiday Present -- a bonus chapter titled "Strategic Planning: Preparing and Leading the Planning Process" is now available to download for free at www.scalingup.com. Hope it helps you prepare for a successful 2015 and beyond. Notes the Executive Summary for the chapter:

The key to success in most endeavors requires the right preparation, execution, and follow-through. In this bonus chapter accompanying Scaling Up (Rockefeller Habits 2.0), we share a dozen key steps to prepare the team for a quarterly or annual planning session; suggested agendas; and recommended follow-through after the offsite meetings. And at the back of this chapter is a sample completed One-Page Strategic Plan.

Powerful Question (Parent or Leader) -- the bonus chapter includes one of the most powerful questions a parent can ask their child or a leader can their team. Let's say your son or daughter brings home a great set of grades or wins the science fair. Right after you exclaim "congratulations" the most powerful question you can ask is "how did you do it?" Let them relive and share how they were able to accomplish their feat. The same with your team. We explain how to do this as part of a quarterly all-employee meeting in the bonus chapter.

Sample One-Page Strategic Plan (OPSP) -- we're often asked to show a completed OPSP. The bonus chapter includes an example on the last two pages. We'll be creating completed samples for all the tools, and for various business types, in 2015.

Happy Holidays! I'm taking next week off; but back with a weekly insight Dec 30 to help prepare you for 2015, including five key (but tough) questions to ask.

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