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New Build 142 Is Here!
PlanPlus Online gets better all the time with new features and enhancements included as part of your existing subscription. These new features and enhancements (which we call a “build”) are now live in your account. You can look for the following updates as part of this newest release: […]
Progressive Goal Planning™ Part Two: Applications of Progressive Goal Planning
Progressive Goal Planning in a Company Setting Progressive Goal Planning can be used as a way to describe your company's approach to goal setting on an individual, departmental, or company-wide basis. Progressive Goal Planning sets the tone for frequent and successful goal campaigns. It sets the tone for individual and personal engagement in goals. It can create a culture and establish an expectation of a contribution from each employee toward a particular goal. It sets [...]
Progressive Goal Planning™ Part One: An Alternative Approach to Setting and Achieving Goals
Progressive Goal Planning offers a viable and effective alternative when other approaches fail. Progressive Goal Planning is the process of planning sequential goals. Each goals builds upon previously attained goals and ultimately toward the achievement of a greater, overarching goal. However, your end goal may not be known at the beginning of the process. In Progressive Goal Planning, there's no real end to the process. However, there is a basic evolution of goals toward a true [...]
New Features Coming Soon (Build 142)
Good news coming your way. Build 142 is coming soon. PlanPlus Online gets better all the time with new features and enhancements included as part of your existing subscription. Over the next few weeks you will see an announcement when you login indicating when this set of features (which we call a “build”) […]
Problems with Traditional Goal Planning
Nearly everyone, at some point, has encountered the idea that goal planning is a key to achieving success. We find this notion everywhere, including in books and magazines, on television, in classrooms and seminars, and in blogs, newsletters, articles, and white papers. However, despite the pervasiveness of this idea and the good intentions of those who try to embrace it, most people fail to successfully set and achieve their goals. Studies on the topic have consistently [...]
Creating A Great Company Culture
Everyone wants to create a great company culture. But where do you start? Here are four areas of focus to help you create a great company culture. Company culture is the term used to describe the values and practices of a company and its employees. Although each company has unique qualities, in general, company culture is about creating a positive and productive work environment for its employees. What are the elements of a great company [...]
5 Things to Consider When Prioritizing Your To-Do List
Prioritizing and organizing your tasks is crucial to your to-do list. It's important that you only have one list, whether the tasks are personal or for work. These projects and tasks are all things that you need to complete and you should be able to prioritize them all in one place, if you take into consideration the following five things: Time Break down your list based on the due dates and the duration of [...]
How to Be More Persuasive: The Benefit Exchange Principle
The principle of benefit exchange is a key concept that you need to focus on to become more persuasive. This concept revolves around making the the person who you are trying to convince, influence, or persuade understand where you’re coming from and showing them what they will get out of taking your […]
Front Loading Your Work Schedule
After a few days of rest and relaxation, it can be difficult to come in to work and be productive on a Monday. The popular movie, Office Space, describes this all too familiar experience as “a case of the Mondays.” It’s ironic that the first day back to work, after recharging our batteries all weekend, is often the least efficient day of the week. Front loading your work schedule means scheduling your most important and largest tasks or projects on [...]
What is Planning and how should I do it?
What is Planning? The Planning Process includes the space between where you are, where you have been, and where you want to be. It is activity management. So what is planning? Planning is not unchanging. It is also not a meaningless collection of static plans. Planning is an ACTIVE process of evaluation and […]