Food for Thought: Essential Success Factors Carlton Green, Ph.D

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Food for Thought:

Essential Success Factors

Carlton Green, Ph.D.

                                        

        

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

• Survival and success for you and the Survival and success for you and the organization, depend on one word: organization, depend on one word: LeadershipLeadership

• Leadership is the skill that matters Leadership is the skill that matters most in today’s business climate. most in today’s business climate. Executives and companies that do Executives and companies that do things right will prosper. Those that do things right will prosper. Those that do not, will fail. It is as simple as that.not, will fail. It is as simple as that.

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

• UCLA Medical Center’s Income UCLA Medical Center’s Income Drops $50 million. Payments from Drops $50 million. Payments from Medicare and HMO’s have shriveled. Medicare and HMO’s have shriveled. The prognosis for recovery is The prognosis for recovery is guarded.guarded.

– Los Angeles Times, August 2000Los Angeles Times, August 2000

UNBREAKABLE LAWSUNBREAKABLE LAWS

• The Law of Cause and EffectThe Law of Cause and Effect

• The Law of BeliefThe Law of Belief

• The Law of ExpectationsThe Law of Expectations

• The Law of AttractionThe Law of Attraction

• The Law of CorrespondenceThe Law of Correspondence

• The Law of Critical Success FactorsThe Law of Critical Success Factors- The 100 Unbreakable Laws of Business, Brian Tracy- The 100 Unbreakable Laws of Business, Brian Tracy

ATTITUDEATTITUDE

• A way of thinking, acting and A way of thinking, acting and feeling which brings about feeling which brings about successsuccess

EDUCATIONEDUCATION

• Before you can do something, you Before you can do something, you must learn somethingmust learn something

VALUESVALUES

• Must be supported by behaviorMust be supported by behavior

HIGH TRUSTHIGH TRUST

• Character + CompetenceCharacter + Competence

COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION

• To achieve greater understanding To achieve greater understanding between peoplebetween people

VISIONVISION

• Is a thought, before Is a thought, before manifestation. What is it that you manifestation. What is it that you want to accomplish?want to accomplish?

RELATIONSHIPRELATIONSHIP

• How people feel about How people feel about themselves when they are with themselves when they are with youyou

MISSIONMISSION

• Not having a mission is like a ship Not having a mission is like a ship without a rudderwithout a rudder

COURAGECOURAGE

• To take actionTo take action

RISKRISK

• Willing to pay the priceWilling to pay the price

RESOURCEFULNESSRESOURCEFULNESS

• Find a wayFind a way

DISCIPLINEDISCIPLINE

• A subject that is taught, training that A subject that is taught, training that corrects. corrects.

• Self control. Self control.

• A system of rules governing conduct or A system of rules governing conduct or activity. activity.

• Action plans a must!Action plans a must!

CHANGECHANGE

• When we change, all things When we change, all things change.change.

• Insanity is doing the same things, Insanity is doing the same things, but expecting different results.but expecting different results.

SELF SACRIFICESELF SACRIFICE

• Perseverance – never give upPerseverance – never give up

DRIVEDRIVE

• Must push selfMust push self

STORYSTORY

• An effective leader is one who can An effective leader is one who can tell a good storytell a good story

WISDOMWISDOM

• The ability to use the best means, The ability to use the best means, at the best time, to accomplish at the best time, to accomplish the best endsthe best ends

SUPERSTITIONSUPERSTITION

• A belief or practice resulting from A belief or practice resulting from ignorance, or fear of the ignorance, or fear of the unknown.unknown.

• Trust in magic or chance. Trust in magic or chance.

• A notion maintained despite A notion maintained despite evidence to the contrary.evidence to the contrary.

““Education is learning the tools the Education is learning the tools the race has discovered race has discovered indispensable” indispensable”

-set in stone at Royce Hall -set in stone at Royce Hall

How educated are we if we have not How educated are we if we have not learned…learned…

• to live successfullyto live successfully

• to overcome the weaknesses in ourselvesto overcome the weaknesses in ourselves

• to overcome the inequities in societyto overcome the inequities in society

• to resolve conflictto resolve conflict

If we have not learned to love, If we have not learned to love, than what have we really learned than what have we really learned ??

In all human affairs there are In all human affairs there are effortsefforts, , and there are and there are results, results, and the strength and the strength of the effort is the measure of the of the effort is the measure of the result. result.

Chance is not. Chance is not.

“ “Gifts,” powers, material, intellectual Gifts,” powers, material, intellectual and spiritual possessions are the fruits and spiritual possessions are the fruits of the effort; of the effort;

They are thoughts completed, objects They are thoughts completed, objects accomplished, visions realized.accomplished, visions realized.

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

The vision that you glorify in your The vision that you glorify in your mind, the ideal that you enthrone in mind, the ideal that you enthrone in your heart – this you will build your life your heart – this you will build your life by, this you will become.by, this you will become.

- As A Man Thinketh, James Allen- As A Man Thinketh, James Allen

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