{"id":135283,"date":"2024-11-18T15:15:37","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T19:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=135283"},"modified":"2024-11-19T16:02:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T20:02:10","slug":"long-term-business-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/long-term-business-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"A Long-Term Business Goal: Master the First Rockefeller Habit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What makes a company&#8217;s mission truly meaningful? How can you set <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/ambitious-goals\/\">ambitious goals<\/a> that inspire your entire team?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em>Mastering the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/scaling-up-rockefeller-habits\/\">Rockefeller Habits<\/a><\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/verne-harnish\/\">Verne Harnish<\/a> argues that every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-makes-a-business-successful\/\">successful business<\/a> needs clear direction and purpose. Understanding your organization&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/clarifying-your-values\/\">core values<\/a> and establishing a long-term business goal creates a foundation for sustainable growth and meaningful impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to discover how to identify your company&#8217;s values and set the kind of audacious goals that transform organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-long-term-business-goal\">A Long-Term Business Goal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The first Rockefeller Habit is Focusing on a Purpose.<\/strong> According to Harnish, to make your company a success, you must decide on a long-term business goal you want the company to accomplish. Then, ensure that everyone in the company understands and focuses on the single most productive thing they can do to help reach that goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To know what long-term mission you want your business to accomplish, you must become fully aware of your business\u2019s Core Values<\/strong>, argues Harnish. These values describe your business\u2019s internal code of ethics: What should the company do, and what shouldn\u2019t it do? What kinds of work are worth pursuing? For example, an auto parts manufacturer\u2019s core values might include absolute dependability, creative problem-solving, and positive environmental impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every company has a set of implicit Core Values, but you can\u2019t properly align the company under this unifying direction until you become consciously aware of what they are. To identify your company\u2019s Core Values, Harnish recommends collaborating with trusted leaders in your company to create a list of three model employees who represent the best parts of your company\u2019s culture. Then, talk about these ideal employees and try to identify what makes them such good team members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: While Harnish recommends aligning your company with the implicit Core Values it already has, Ben Horowitz argues in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/what-you-do-is-who-you-are\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>What You Do Is Who You Are<\/em><\/a> that leaders have a responsibility to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/what-you-do-is-who-you-are\/chapter-1#what-is-culture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">intentionally shape their company\u2019s culture<\/a>. Otherwise, the culture your employees impose on the organization by default may go against the leaders\u2019 values. That said, Horowitz notes that studying the values of model employees you already have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/what-you-do-is-who-you-are\/chapter-4#lesson-1-leverage-your-employees-strengths\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">can be valuable, too<\/a>. The strengths and values that your employees already possess are the easiest to reinforce, so do what you can to encourage existing employee habits that align with the Core Values you want to impose.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Advance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/simon-sinek-just-cause\/\">a Just Cause<\/a> Instead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-identify-your-core-values\/\">Identifying Core Values<\/a><\/strong><br><br>Harnish <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/built-to-last\/chapter-3#the-components-of-a-core-philosophy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pulls the term \u201cCore Values\u201d<\/a> from the 1994 book <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/built-to-last\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Built to Last<\/em><\/a> by Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras (as well as the term \u201cBHAG\u201d), and repeats many of the ideas in that book. However, Core Values aren\u2019t the only way to conceptualize an organization\u2019s guiding morals.<br><br>In <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-infinite-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Infinite Game<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/simon-sinek-biography\/\">Simon Sinek<\/a> introduces the concept of a \u201cJust Cause.\u201d Rather than list specific Core Values that the company stands for, Sinek recommends that companies get even more concrete: Envision, in detail, <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-infinite-game\/guideline-1#what-is-a-just-cause\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>an ideal version of the world<\/em><\/a> that your company can work toward making a reality. This ideal world is your company\u2019s Just Cause.<br><br>The concept of a Just Cause isn\u2019t just a goal founded on Core Values, either. Unlike the long-term goals that Harnish advocates, a Just Cause <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-infinite-game\/guideline-1#2-a-just-cause-is-idealistic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">is ultimately <em>unattainable<\/em><\/a>. This is because idealistic, even unrealistic goals are the most inspiring. For instance, the mission to create a world in which everyone has unlimited access to affordable psychotherapy will probably never be finished, but progress toward a goal like this is enough to motivate a mental health charity.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-set-a-bhag-to-inspire-your-team\">Set a BHAG to Inspire Your Team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve stated that companies that Focus on a Purpose are pursuing a long-term business goal. Harnish elaborates that they should specifically be pursuing a \u201cBig Hairy Audacious Goal,\u201d or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/big-hairy-audacious-goal-bhag\/\">BHAG<\/a>. <strong>This is an objective, measurable task you intend to accomplish in the next 10 to 25 years that aligns with your company\u2019s Core Values.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost nothing is completely impossible on a timeframe as long as this one, so you\u2019re free to set extremely ambitious, ridiculous-sounding goals. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-dream-big\/\">Dreaming big<\/a> makes it easier to inspire people to work toward achieving those dreams<\/strong>\u2014everyone wants to have a significant impact on the world. For instance, a company that makes healthy soft drinks could make it their BHAG to put Coca-Cola out of business by the year 2045.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: In <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/built-to-last\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Built to Last<\/em><\/a>, Collins and Porras articulate this concept and coin the term BHAG. They elaborate that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/visionary-company\/\">visionary companies<\/a> typically adopt <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/built-to-last\/chapter-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one of four kinds of BHAGs<\/a>: Accomplish a major feat of service, defeat a specific dominant competitor, emulate an existing iconic company, or breathe new life into a dying or obsolete business. These four types of goals are ambitious and, importantly, <em>self-explanatory<\/em> enough that anyone in the company who hears it instantly understands what they\u2019re trying to do and is excited by it.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What makes a company&#8217;s mission truly meaningful? How can you set ambitious goals that inspire your entire team? In Mastering the Rockefeller Habits, Verne Harnish argues that every successful business needs clear direction and purpose. Understanding your organization&#8217;s core values and establishing a long-term business goal creates a foundation for sustainable growth and meaningful impact. 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