“AFTER THE HOLIDAY” WHERE GOALS GO TO DIE
Marc A. Pitman, CSP
CEO, Concord Leadership Group | President, International Coach Federation- South Carolina | Author: The Surprising Gift of Doubt | Leadership Development Expert | Coach Certification Provider | Leadership Keynote Speaker
Have you heard it? I got my first of the year this week.
The dreaded,
“Can we follow up after the holidays?”
“After the holidays.” The place were goals go to die.
AFTER THE HOLIDAYS IS A REQUEST
Don’t give in. Although the request sounds perfectly reasonable, it is still only a request. You can make a counter-suggestion.
In my case, the person who asked, “Could we talk about it after the holidays?” wanted to talk about the leadership coach certification . So I said, “I’d love to! But, since the coach certification starts after the holidays, let’s try connecting after Thanksgiving.”
The choice is up to you. But remember, you do have a choice. If you need to talk to them before year-end, let them know.
Don’t let your goals die in the land of “after the holidays”!
This article was originally published on the Concord Leadership Group blog at: https://concordleadershipgroup.com/after-the-holiday-where-goals-go-to-die/
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1 年Tracy Siri thought you'd find this timely & funny knowing how much we plan to accomplish between now & eoy. ?? ??
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1 年Yes!! Why do we think nothing new can be accomplished between Thanksgiving and the New Year? There are more than 5 weeks left to make things happen!
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1 年Imagine if the busy times of the year heightened our senses instead of lulling and dulling them. What if they made it clearer what our values were and deepened our commitments to ourselves and our organizations and families.
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1 年This is great! Not only a good reminder for challenging the response - but also looking at what I'm choosing to put off until "after the holidays." The holidays might be a busy time of year, but we still go to work!
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1 年Great article -- and yes, 'after the holidays' is where goals go to die.