The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan. The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don’t define them, or ever seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Unless you have definite, precise, clearly set goals, you are not going to realize the maximum potential that lies within you. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach. The tragedy in life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The secret to success is the consistency of purpose. To improve is to change to be perfect is to change often. How does a project get to be a year late? One day at a time. A good plan now is better than a great plan too late. The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well. A bad strategy will fail no matter how good your information is, and lame execution will stymie a good strategy. A common saying around Silicon Valley is execution eats strategy for breakfast. Excellent firms don’t believe in excellence- only in constant improvement and constant change. The key is not to prioritize what is on your schedule but to schedule your priorities. Every responsibility you get make it a pocket of greatness. Strategy is a commodity, execution is an art. In addition to this blog post, we’ve compiled these quotes in a slideshow for easy display on monitors during company meetings or anywhere you’re in need of an extra motivational boost. We’ve gathered 29 of our favorite motivational quotes around topics we feel are important to building a culture of accountability, positivity, and success: Alignment, Strategy & Execution, Goals, and Teamwork. Alongside music or a quarterly theme, quotes can be used to create energy and focus with your team. The right motivational quotes can get your team in the mindset for thinking about your strategic direction or digging deep to execute on priorities. When used to wrap a meeting, you can send your team out inspired to tackle their day. When used to kick off a meeting, these quotes can set the tone for the meeting and frame your company’s strategic efforts. One engagement strategy we’ve picked up from our clients is to kick off or wrap up planning meetings and daily huddles with a motivational quote. Motivating your employees to perform at their best becomes a top priority if you hope to keep your organization moving in the right direction.Īlign is in the business of helping organizations achieve their goals, so we’re always on the lookout for innovative ways companies are motivating employees to do their best work.
According to Gallup, in today’s workplace, an alarming 70% of employees are not fully engaged at work. Team culture and motivation are more important than ever.