I was standing in a hallway chatting to a CEO who just came off holidays. So I asked what’s do you think is on the minds of business leaders this time of year? It is mid August, he said, and business goals are emerging. I think Business leaders are thinking it is time to start getting back to work.So I contacted a few other business leaders and asked, what is on your mind as you return from holidays? Some common themes emerged. The following four points summarize those conversations as things to do to complete summer and get back to their business goals.
- Celebrate and share our summer fun. A lot of people took trips, spent time with family and friends. They did things. We should all pause and share our stories so we stay connected.
- Get focused. We need to review what we set out to do and see if it still holds true. Then create some points of clarity and communicate it so our people know where we are going and why we are going there.
- Make sure we coordinate our activities. We as a team need to ensure that we have not lost our team alignment over the summer. We need to make sure we all connect and ensure our people start to coordinate their activities and efforts so we reach our destination.
- Check our KPI (key performance indicators) to ensure we have not missed something over the summer months. We want to ensure that we can make adjustments if needed based on our measurements and the goals that we have stated from our planning process.
It is interesting what business leaders say when asked what you need to do to complete summer. Maybe this is what every business needs to do – – celebrate, focus, coordinate and measure to ensure everyone gets back on track.
As you flow through the next few weeks of summer consider what you need to do to get re-connected with your people and get back to your business goals.
Question: What are you doing to complete summer and get back to your business goals?
