ARCHIVED  December 26, 2003

Change your perspective on resolutions

New Year’s resolutions seem like a natural starting point for executives looking to improve performance in the year ahead.

To boost effectiveness, area business consultants suggest focusing on specifics — action and accountability — rather than the ceremony of making resolutions.

  • Resolve to: Start now.

    That is, instead of concentrating on Jan. 1 as the one and only opportunity for change, start now or next month or in the second quarter.

    “If we start resolutions at a little different time, they have different weight and just might last until May 16,´ said Debra Benton, owner of Benton Management Resources.

    Benton said that…

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