AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
Make Yourself Accountable.(A)(IBD 10 SECRETS TO SUCCESS)
Byline: Morey Stettner
2It rarely pays to keep your goals secret. By telling others, you strengthen your commitment to follow through.
Many leaders join peer groups where they meet regularly to announce new goals and give updates on their march toward existing goals. These groups of four to 12 people usually meet monthly and offer a confidential, supportive setting for executives to open up to peers in noncompeting industries.
"Some business owners tend to set goals in isolation, so they gain support through the group," said Ellen Golden, senior development officer for Coastal Enterprises Inc., a nonprofit community development corporation in Wiscasset, Maine, that runs accountability groups.
"After stating a goal, they don't want to show up at the next meeting and admit that they haven't done much to reach it."
When you know that your peers will grill you about your effort to meet your goals, you'll work harder to report good news. Failing to take appropriate action becomes not only a private defeat, but also a public letdown to the group.
"Announcing a goal in front of everybody forces me to take action," said Steven Reznikoff, a partner at MicroSystems Automation Group in Falls Church, Va.
- Seven seeking four IOP City Council seats.
- Newspaper article from: The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) October 16, 2003 700+ words
...the Isle of Palms Water and Sewer Commission. Two candidates are running for those open seats: incumbent John Bushong and Jim Ullrich. A second Meet the Candidates function is scheduled for Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Exchange Club, 201 Palm Blvd. Residents...
- Deep-Ponding Sewage Plant Eyed.
- Newspaper article from: Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM) April 27, 2000 700+ words
...a drop in the bucket to get sewage service. "That's a lot cheaper than other places charge," said local businessman Jim Ullrich. Some businesses in Albuquerque, depending on their size and the amount of waste produced, pay up to $500 a month for...
- Voters go to polls for mayor, city council races.
- Newspaper article from: The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) November 4, 2003 700+ words
...McMackin, Ricky Myatt and Rhonda Peterson in the race for four council seats. Two candidates, incumbent John Bushong and Jim Ullrich, are running for two open seats on the Isle of Palms Water and Sewer Commission. In Moncks Corner, incumbent Mayor Lenorah...
- Options for Riverfront Development Discussed at Chattanooga, Tenn., Meeting.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News March 21, 2002 700+ words
...Ramsey said he found the ideas "tantalizing." But, he said, planners need to put "flesh and bones" on the concepts. Jim Ullrich said he liked how planners are dealing with the river. "I grew up on the Ohio River. You've got to respect the river...
- McMackin, incumbents win IOP.
- Newspaper article from: The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) November 5, 2003 700+ words
...did not seek a third term. In the election for two Water and Sewer Commission seats, unopposed candidates John Bushong and Jim Ullrich both won. The campaigns leading up to Tuesday's election proved relatively mild, with candidates posting signs across...
- Washington State Sees Support Growing for Low-Impact, Renewable Power.
- News wire article from: News Tribune (Tacoma, WA) June 20, 2002 700+ words
...British Columbia, according to a recent study by Climate Solutions, a Washington state nonprofit organization, White said. Jim Ullrich, owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Gig Harbor, signed up for Peninsula Light's green power option before a bird could alight...
- Esta Armstrong cerca del triunfo.(Deportes)
- Newspaper article from: Mural (México D.F., México) July 24, 2001 700+ words
...Armstrong conserva la camiseta amarilla de lder con una ventaja de 5 minutos y 5 segundos sobre su ms cercano rival, el alemn Jim Ullrich, y parece que nada puede detener su marcha triunfal. De las cinco etapas relativamente llanas que faltan por disputarse...
- Magnolia Avenue supporters feel bypassed by road work.
- Newspaper article from: Knoxville News-Sentinel (Knoxville, TN) May 6, 2005 700+ words
...of I-40 is so much higher than Magnolia Avenue that a ramp would require a long looping route with several overpasses. Jim Ullrich, who lives in the Fourth and Gill community and serves on the Neighborhood Freeway Committee, has been attending public...
- All fired up.(Anna's Unlimited success)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Austin Business Journal Wray, Barbara December 29, 2000 700+ words
...introduced by Austin-based Anna's Unlimited Inc. Anna Olvera-Ullrich, president and CEO of Anna's Unlimited, and husband Jim Ullrich, vice president and treasurer, seem to not only have the right recipe for great salsa and herbs but also for success...
- Edgewood Approves Fire Code.
- Newspaper article from: Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM) October 14, 1999 700+ words
...businesses to operate. "Sometimes government bureaucracy goes ahead with plans with no thought to how it affects people," said Jim Ullrich, a local resident. Ullrich said the code requires businesses to have an available water flow of 1,000 gallons per minute...