Jim Collins, one of my favorite business writers, has a great list of to do items for leaders. With 2016 almost upon us, it’s a great time for entrepreneurs to do these:
Here are the 10 to do items courtesy of Jim Collins:
- Change your next big ‘what’ question into a ‘who’ question
- Double your questions to statements ratio
- Try to embrace the Stockdale Paradox – going along in life and get knocked down, and it happens over and over again
- Discover your personal hedge hog and focus on it
- Set your vision on three components: 100 year core values, purpose that answers question who would miss you if you disappeared, 25 year BHAG
- Set your 20-mile march
- Start a stop doing list (and have no more than 3 priorities)
- Turn off electronic gadgets and create pockets of quietude for one day every two weeks
- Get a huge return on next luck event
- Change from striving to be successful to being useful
What else? What are some more end of the year things you like to do?
David Cummings on Startups 
I like the last item, change from striving to be successful to being useful.