Weekly Furniture Management Tip # 150 - A Good Leader...

Furniture World News Desk on 7/24/2014

by V. Ray Morefield, President
Common Goals, Inc.

A GOOD LEADER RECOGNIZES ...

1. one of the major reason that businesses fail is failure to properly plan 
   
2. planning involves commitment by the entire organization to stated objectives and specific, well-defined actions 
   
3. planning defines corporate goals that can be accomplished in a specific time frame
   
   
4. planning as a solo effort is seldom construed effective leadership by corporate associates
   
   
5. planning is the responsibility of the entire leadership team
   
   
6. planning is not a task to be delegated to consultants and personnel that are not intimately involved and responsible under the umbrella of corporate affairs 
   
   
7. planning that involves multiple authorship is most effective
   
   
8. planning becomes effective only when all involved take responsibility for implementation
   
   
9. planning should include incremental checkpoints to ensure progress is being made as the plan progresses toward attainment of the desired objective
   
   
10. planning requires courage to be counted as participants in the process
    
    
11. planning in concert with leaders in management does not eliminate but does reduce and minimize risk
    
    
12. planning without specific purpose is like building a structure without blueprints
    
    
13. planning benefits from experience but should also be receptive to untraveled paths 
    
    
14. FAILURE TO PLAN IS A PLAN TO FAIL

These weekly “Monday Morning Management Tips” are jointly provided by both Common Goals, Inc and Furniture World.

About Ray Morefield: Ray Morefield has been affiliated with leading corporations in the furniture, housewares , hardware and coatings industries. He has also served in an advisory capacity through his company Common Goals, Inc. Comments about these weekly tips can be directed to Ray via (commongoals1@yahoo.com) or in care of editor@furninfo.com.