{"id":44030,"date":"2017-12-18T01:00:31","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T06:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/lcpw\/?p=44030"},"modified":"2017-12-14T14:59:23","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T19:59:23","slug":"c-series-2-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/lcpw\/2017\/12\/18\/c-series-2-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"C Series: 2 Weeks!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>by Cara G. Parker, President\/CEO of C Parker Consulting, Inc. (CPC)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Do you remember the 1980s movie starring Shelley Long and Tom Hanks, \u201cThe Money Pit?\u201d If not, check it out. The famous line from that movie is\u2026\u201dtwo weeks!\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 The premise was that any question asked in the movie had one answer \u2013 \u201cit will be ready in 2 weeks!\u201d Well, guess what? &#8211;\u00a0 in 2 weeks, it\u2019s <strong><u>January 1, 2018!<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 So, my question for you: \u201cIs your business ready for 2018 in 2 weeks?\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I polled women serving in a variety of roles recently and asked them what their plan was in 2 weeks \u2013 In other words, what are they focusing on in the new year?\u00a0 Below are a few of the responses I received:<\/p>\n<p><em>President of a Member-based Association:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Implement the exciting new strategic plan recently created<\/li>\n<li>Continue to mentor the staff to embrace challenges and stretch for personal growth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Leadership Development Legal Professional:<\/em>Launch a mother\/daughter leadership retreat at Green Acres Farm in Cape May, New Jersey<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Launch our Level II Management Development Series for Legal Managers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Director of large U.S. Based Shipping and Transportation Company:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Achieve a better work\/life balance through eliminating non value-added activity<\/li>\n<li>Take my department to a new level by implementing learning in ways our employees can get their learning when, where and how they want it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Manager in Analytics:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Become a better storyteller, as I believe this will help me in the work I do with individuals, teams, and organizations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Owner of a Financial Services Institution:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Develop more systems and processes for workflow. With the ultimate goal of passing off work to others [delegation], I&#8217;d like to create written documentation and procedures for others to follow. That way, at least there are some guidelines for how the work goes through the channel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Cara\u2019s:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Earn a new certification in my career field<\/li>\n<li>Start-up a leadership institute<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What impressed me the most that when I put out the poll, these women responded immediately.\u00a0 This speed tells me the most productive women are the ones that haven\u2019t waited with only 2 weeks left to develop their 2018 plan.\u00a0 It\u2019s been in the works for quite some time. And my guess is, they have already started working it.<\/p>\n<p>In the next 2 weeks, I encourage you to think about your plan for 2018 \u2013 both personally and professionally.\u00a0\u00a0 If you don\u2019t know where to start, steal one of the goals above.\u00a0 If you need further inspiration, most goals focus on areas like: financials, customer service, process improvement, marketing, learning and development, or philanthropy goals.\u00a0 Once you develop your goals, write them down and send them to me via my website [below]!\u00a0 I commit to helping you stay accountable through a gentle check in throughout the year.\u00a0 That will be one of my 2018 goals \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Happy New Year and here\u2019s to a productive 2018!<\/p>\n<p><em>C Parker Consulting, Inc. is a strategic planning and leadership development firm located in downtown Fredericksburg, Virginia.\u00a0 Check us out at: <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cparkerconsulting.com\"><em>www.cparkerconsulting.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Perpetual Movement Toward Your Success!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Cara G. 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