Before you dive straight into action this year, do your best thinking first.
After the challenges of last year, many leaders are ready to turn the corner and gain speed in the New Year. Smart leaders will slow down a bit on the front end to think more strategically. They'll ask better questions.
I was pleased to see my article, "Twelve Leadership Questions for 2010" in BusinessWeek yesterday.
As I state in the article, "…in the earliest days of the economic recovery it's time to take the bull by the horns. Smart leaders will bypass the predictable New Year's resolutions and, instead, start the decade with 12 essential questions."
At the top of the list is "What matters most?"
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