Cameroon Domains

1. Develop your long-term goals and write them down. Also, write down how you
will measure success. When you are defining your goals, make sure they’re realistic and
be flexible.
2. Define your short-term goals. For each short-term goal, you may consider developing a
chart. Establish who is doing what, and by when. This process sets clear timelines,
milestones and establishes accountability. Identify how each short-term goal relates to
and contributes to the long-term goal.
3. Identify all human, financial and material resources needed and available.
4. Have an idea of how you will deal with unexpected challenges and have alternative
approaches to reach your short-term goals.
5. Periodically, when you are implementing short-term goals, step back, assess your long-
term goals with your team, and determine whether you need to change course. Be
flexible and adapt to changes.
6. At all times, it is important for you and your team to stay in your “circle of influence”
— that is, things you have influence over. Do not spend your time in your “circle of
concern” — that is, things that concern you but you have no control over.
If you find you’re facing a challenge and feel that it will introduce change, be clear and
transparent about communicating the nature of that challenge to your team and work with them
to develop solutions to address the challenge. Change is often difficult, so be prepared to
support your team members through it. Also, being a leader is a lonely position but it becomes
less isolating when you and your team members share the same vision and work towards
addressing the same challenges.
Remember, the very act of moving from a vision to a reality can bring out the best in
you because it’ll give you a sense of purpose and accomplishment. Ultimately, your vision
should and will continually evolve into something greater because your learning related to that
vision becomes richer and deeper.
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