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5 Ways to Bring Your BHAG To Life How To Communicate and Help Your Team Connect Emotionally To Your BHAG www.RhythmSystems.com Jim Collins and Jerry Porras first coined the term BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) in their 1994 book entitled Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies .

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Page 1: 5 Ways To Bring Your BHAG To Life

5 Ways to Bring Your BHAG To Life

How To Communicate and Help Your Team Connect Emotionally To Your BHAG

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Jim Collins and Jerry Porras first coined the term BHAG(Big Hairy Audacious Goal) in their 1994 book entitled Built toLast: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies.

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Display it somewhere inyour organization sothat your employees willbe reminded of it.

In Rhythm®, this is one of the strategic elements that displays on your sidebar so that it is top of mind when you’re in your Annual PlanningSession.

1 Keep it Top of Mind for Your Team

Your BHAG is much more than

a posteron your wall.

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The value is having youremployees connect withthis emotionally and coaching them to let it guide their actions.

Be intentional about whoyou communicate yourBHAG to the companythe first time.

Write down the storyor make a video so you can share with

new employees.

Tell the Story of your BHAG2

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Use your BHAGin your

Annual Planningevery year.

Set 3-5 year Winning Movesand Key Thrusts that are similar to base camps on theway to your Mt Everest goal.

In Rhythm, we have a Strategy Connector that letsyou see the connection fromyour 3-5 year plan all the waydown into Action Items that you’re working on daily so thatyou never lose sight of how youare working toward this goal.

Connect Strategy and Everyday Execution3

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Your BHAGgives you focusso you can say“YES” to the

Right opportunities.

When the opportunities presentthemselves, look at them through the lens of your BHAG. Ask, “Does this get us closer to the BHAG?” If the answer is no, thentake a hard look at why you areeven considering this opportunity.

Evaluate Opportunities with Your BHAG4

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Let your BHAGhelp you Tap into

the innovationand creativity in your team.

You should have a due datefor your BHAG, and if it istruly audacious, you shouldn'tbe sure how you’re going toachieve it by that date when you set it.

As the BHAG date approaches,get everyone in the companyinvolved in brainstorming howyou can get there and in testingthese ideas.

Tap the Creative Genius of Your Team5

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Here at Rhythm Systems, we are experts at helping companiescreate and execute their BHAG.

Contact Nancy, our Rhythm Ambassador, @ 704-996-3402for more information.

Good luck on your BHAG journey!

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