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Mar 3
5 min

The Trailing Twelve-Month (T12M) Chart

The trailing twelve-month (T12M) Chart identifies future problems and opportunities, giving you time to take action to fix things before ...

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Jim Canfield

Feb 19
2 min

Walk the Four Corners

One of the simplest ways to build trust is to interact with everyone in your organization—not just your direct reports, but the front-line p

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Frog DNA & The Importance of Frequent Communication

Jim Canfield

Feb 5
2 min

Frog DNA & The Importance of Frequent Communication

The absence of communication leads to what my friend Don Ray calls “Frog DNA.” The head of a good-size accounting and advisory firm, Don und

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The Keys to Writing a Monthly CEO or Manager Letter to Your Team

Jim Canfield

Jan 21
2 min

The Keys to Writing a Monthly CEO or Manager Letter to Your Team

One of the best tools for getting your message out to your team on a regular basis is the monthly CEO or manager letter. Of course, the f...

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The Power of Establishing and Communicating Clear Goals

Jim Canfield

Jan 16
2 min

The Power of Establishing and Communicating Clear Goals

Nothing leads to success like having clear, written goals that are continually communicated to every constituency. Unfortunately, most co...

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Jim Canfield

Dec 19, 2019
2 min

The Power of Peer Recognition Programs

There’s no reason for recognition to come only from the top. In the best-performing companies, recognition goes up, down, and sideways.

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Tools for Celebrating and Motivating Your Employees

Jim Canfield

Dec 12, 2019
4 min

Tools for Celebrating and Motivating Your Employees

It’s important to celebrate the milestones along the journey to success. And it’s our job as managers and leaders to cheerlead, thank, and p

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7 Fundamental Business Processes for an Autonomous Company

Jim Canfield

Nov 26, 2019
4 min

7 Fundamental Business Processes for an Autonomous Company

Autonomous organizations must be sustainable, which means that the systems and processes continue and are maintained over time. A sustainabl

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Jim Canfield

Nov 15, 2019
2 min

What Is an Autonomous Organization?

Building an autonomous company means the organization and its processes must be the center hub, rather than a person. Remember management gu

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Jim Canfield

Oct 21, 2019
3 min

Coaching Business Winners

All employees want to know how they’re doing, which is why scheduling regular one-on-one meetings with your key people and direct reports ar

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Jim Canfield

Oct 16, 2019
2 min

Identify Key Customer-Impacting Jobs

Identifying the key customer-impacting jobs in your company is the most powerful tool on the people side of your business.

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What’s Next in Your Business? How to Anticipate the Future of Your Business and Create it

Jim Canfield

Sep 24, 2019
2 min

What’s Next in Your Business? How to Anticipate the Future of Your Business and Create it

The business graveyard is full of companies and industries that didn’t, couldn’t, or wouldn’t look at the future to anticipate what might...

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7 Types of Plans for Business Owners to Prepare for the Future

Jim Canfield

Sep 18, 2019
2 min

7 Types of Plans for Business Owners to Prepare for the Future

Anticipating the future is an integral part of any effective planning process. Running a business without planning and continual reforeca...

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Top Tools to Track Metrics and Give Feedback

Jim Canfield

Aug 26, 2019
3 min

Top Tools to Track Metrics and Give Feedback

A wide array of tracking tools is available for your use. Select the tool (or tools) that you think will do the best job for you, try one or

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Jim Canfield

Aug 19, 2019
2 min

KPIs – Measuring What’s Meaningful

Measuring results is like taking a fresh look at the near-term future each month. We call this responsive-results tracking.

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Jim Canfield

Apr 10, 2019
2 min

Jim Canfield Named U.S. Speaker of the Year for 2018

Jim Canfield, a “leader of leaders,” is recognized by one of the world’s top CEO Organizations. TORONTO, Canada – Jim Canfield, President...

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Jim Canfield

Feb 19, 2019
1 min

A Cadence of Communication

People who are in difficult relationships often say that the main problem is lack of communication. "They don't communicate," they say. T...

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Jim Canfield

Feb 1, 2019
1 min

The CEO Leadership Letter

The CEO Leadership Letter is one of the most straightforward and powerful tools for cultivating transparency and trust in an organization...

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The Power of Audacity in Setting Direction

Jim Canfield

Jan 3, 2019
1 min

The Power of Audacity in Setting Direction

There’s a part in “Alice in Wonderland” when Alice asks the Cheshire Cat which way she should go. The cat asks where she’s headed, and Al...

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Jim Canfield

Dec 21, 2018
1 min

Setting and Meeting Goals

The Power of Goals Nothing leads to success like having clear, written goals that are continually communicated to every constituency. Eve...

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