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Barriers (and myths) to Effective Focus and Goal Achievement

There are many reasons given for NOT being focused, for not having an understanding of the three dimensional (Looking in, out and all around) environment in which you operate.  If you want to hear them with your own ears, go find a group of business owners whose business has recently failed - it certainly is not the only reason but these are very common with them, I can assure you.

• There is not enough time to work through process

• We can't get buy-in from….???

... and how effectively are you moving forward?

 Developing the FOCUS for your organization and then achieving that focus through all your people and processes is never easy but always essential for success. Often this work is ignored, the need rationalized away or large planning exercise  satisfies the need and then little attention is given to implementation.   An effective focus  involves  is the result of an accurate assessment  of the situation.  This means having an effective assessment process that results in an accurate  understanding of the following: