Goals, and the matter of Values

I originally wrote a post with this title back in February and considering the controversy surrounding Dan Cathy's statement about his company's values...well, here's an updated re-post with my weigh-in on the matter.

Goals. Deep subject, and wide. Setting goals is one part of achieving good results. Achieving good results is about a matter of habits. Habits come about when we align values with our actions. We can then go about setting good goals, establishing plan and strategies, determining measure points, putting forth the work and having a robust evaluation and correction process.

I'd be willing to bet Mr. Cathy's dad, Truett, began developing those values, actions and habits a long long time ago. The results of those values, actions and habits have a daily impact in Chick-Fil-A's actions.

Goals are rarely achieved because of numerous reasons and the #1 cause is a lack of alignment to a person or company's T.A.S.K.S. (see below): Chick-Fil-A is probably well aligned.

The second is a lack of understanding of what it takes to properly setgoals to begin with; a bit of research (Google) and I see that Chick-Fil-A has a good handle on the understanding of setting goals with an extenstive training and leadership program.

Working through and clarifying your values is the first stage of a solid foundation for goal setting. To properly set a goal, the goal must be reasonable and must be set in accordance with a person’s time, attitude, skill, knowledge and style (TASKS); a goal can be set to increase or strengthen any of these TASKS points.

Goals can and should build upon each other to achieve results that today one doesn’t have the TASKS to achieve. More about that in another session.

A key component to that solid foundation is recognizing your Core Ideology; comprised of your mission and your values. During life’s triumphs, struggles and day-to-day living (such as telling a reporter about those values!) your Core Ideology is what helps ground your behaviors and thoughts so that no matter what path you find yourself engaged on, you stand true; there's no argument that Chick-Fil-A's Core Ideology is well displayed thought I do find it interesting that so many people, and the media, seem shocked by the company's mission and values.

It’s vitally important to not only define your mission and values but to put them both in writing, commit to these statements, and recognize when you find yourself detouring.

To that end.....pratice trust well - be transparent, be clear and tell the truth in ways in can be verified

Danny

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