What is your leadership orientation? Why are some leaders agile and fast while others tend to be laid back and slow in execution. The answer may surprise you. First, is context. Different environments call for different leadership orientations. In the private sector for the example, you need to increase turnover to exceed your costs. The rate at which your revenues increase must be more than the rate at which your costs increase —also know as jaws ratio. To generate a positive jaws, the leader must be proactive. It is not enough to set the targets. The leader or manager must…

How do you measure the impact of your work every day you leave home for work? Remember, you cannot improve what you do not measure. You must set up mechanisms to measure your results so that you are able to monitor what worked and did not, and what to improve if any. To create a habit, start with the desired outcomes. What are the top one or two outcomes that you must attain in your job? How do you measure your work daily to say you won or lost? In sports, all players know what they must do to win…