Retention Resolution
As we enter into 2010, we need to take time to set our written goals.
We have all read the story of the Harvard Study in 1979, whereas they accessed who had written goals and who did not.
Please read thru the article below to review:
So, Why Do 3% of Harvard MBAs Make Ten Times as Much as the Other 97% Combined ?
The answer is a simple question: “Have you set clear, written goals for your future and made plans to accomplish them?” In 1979, interviewers asked new graduates from the Harvard’s MBA Program and found that :
- 84% had no specific goals at all
- 13% had goals but they were not committed to paper
- 3% had clear, written goals and plans to accomplish them
In 1989, the interviewers again interviewed the graduates of that class. You can guess the results:
- The 13% of the class who had goals were earning, on average, twice as much as the 84 percent who had no goals at all.
- Even more staggering – the three percent who had clear, written goals were earning, on average, ten times as much as the other 97 percent put together.
(Source: from the book What They Don’t Teach You in the Harvard Business School, by Mark McCormack)
Do you want to be one of the businesses that are in the top 3% for 2010 and beyond?
I assume you would answer “yes”, and that is a perfect place to start.
This year take a day and set goals and WRITE THEM DOWN in every area of your club. Talk with all your managers and managers talk with your team members. Find out that they are clear and on board with your direction. Post them so your staff knows the goals and visit them weekly/monthly to keep track of your progress.
This simple yet effect exercise will put you in that 3% of your category of business and keep you profitable in 2010.
Happy New Year
Tom
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