Joan Gustafson
Joan Eleanor Gustafson, founder and president of Success and Leadership Dynamics (SLD), has inspired more than 4,000 audiences through her speeches and presentations. As a business strategist, Joan focuses on her clients' objectives. Her consulting specialties include strategic and tactical planning, leadership development, marketing excellence, change leadership, and strategic outsourcing. Prior to founding SLD, Joan was a member of the Corporate Marketing Operating Committee at 3M, where she held international leadership and management positions for 26 years. Her 3M responsibility included a two-year assignment in Europe, where she lived in Paris and also had an office Brussels. Joan holds a BA degree in Business and an MBA in Management. She is a member of the National Speakers Association and is past-president of the Phoenix chapter of Professional Coaches and Mentors Association. She has spoken and consulted to businesses and professionals throughout the United States, Europe, Canada and Asia. Joan is the author/co-author of eight books on success and leadership.Visit http://leaderdynamics.com/ for additional information.
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Dreams with Deadlines
- By Joan Gustafson
- Published 07/14/2009
- Leadership
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I have discovered that, although most successful people are visionaries and intentional dreamers, they are also stable and goal-oriented. As Harvey Mackay cited, “A goal is a dream with a deadline.” Most successful people have written goals. They communicate their goals, visualize the results, and reward themselves and others for the accomplishment of milestones.