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Decide! The One Common Denominator of All Great Leaders by Gino Wickman 7 In a single meeting, they decided to focus 100 percent of Question 3: What is your 10-Year Target? the company’s energy on Microsoft Dynamics CRM, and the pace with which they executed on this decision was As Yogi Berra said, “You’ve got to be careful if you don’t breathtaking. The team decided to sell or close several know where you are going, ‘cause you might not get there.” small divisions so as not to be distracted by something Many of the teams I work with have trouble thinking ten other than their new Core Focus. The website was years out. That’s a real obstacle to making better decisions. redesigned within a few weeks, the entire leadership team If you have trouble thinking ahead, we’ve uncovered one of devoted itself to becoming a preferred Microsoft partner, the key reasons you’re not making good decisions or taking and the guts of the organization were reorganized and far too long to make them. rebuilt around this new focus. Things are simpler and clearer both inside and outside the company, and they are Once you’re clear on your longer range target, you’ll start moving forward. making decisions based on that target. Here’s a primary example of why this is so necessary. If you decide you As I write this, the entire company is getting tremendous want your company to be four times its size in ten years, traction from their relationship with Microsoft as they are and you have people that want to maintain the size it is, now able to get recognition within the organization, their you have your answer as to why you’re not making good marketing and sales efforts are paying off, and it’s now decisions: You’re not on the same page. just a matter of time before things absolutely take off for them—all because they made an important decision A client that had clarifed its 10-Year Target in the frst together and committed fully to making it work. session was a partnership, and the two partners realized they had two completely different goals. One wanted rapid Your Core Focus will become a fltering and guiding growth, and the other was content. They decided to end mechanism for great decision making. the partnership and split the company, and, by the next www.eosworldwide.com