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Raj Sharma
Raj Sharma
TEDx | Deep market intelligence and smashing barriers are my superpowers | Connecting Public Sector with Emerging/Underserved Companies and Communities is my mission | Helping people is my only measure of success
Published Dec 31, 2023
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As we head into another year, I wanted to share my Personal Balanced Scorecard (PBSC), a practice I started many years back (I've taken out a couple of personal goals that I didn't feel comfortable sharing yet!).
The practice started a few years back when I was looking to achieve more balance in my life.
I was following my values. I was doing well professionally. But I was unhappy.
So I looked up what any normal person would do - take Robert Kaplan's Balanced Scorecard and create a personalized version of it! (here's a link to Kaplan's original article introducing the BSC in 1992 https://hbr.org/1992/01/the-balanced-scorecard-measures-that-drive-performance-2).
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The PBSC has four components: Me, Friends/Family, Community and Professional. These four may not be exactly the ones you want to have so think of yours:
Once you know your categories, define actions.
The key is to be specific with NO MORE THAN 3 actions in each category. For example, under family, spending time with my parents as they get older is an important goal for me. I've articulated that down to specific activities I'd like to do with my father as he is 88 and I want to take advantage of the time I have with him. I've also penciled in on our family calendar when I'll be seeing them, outside of spontaneous visits.
Whatever path you take, I would encourage you to take an hour to do this FOR YOURSELF. And then revisit every month to see how you are doing.
I promise you it will have a measurable impact on your happiness. What more do we need in life? :)
Here's more on my PBSC in case it is helpful in formulating yours:
I'm thinking of doing a webinar on this topic if of interest. Let me know.
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Rene Godefroy
I Help Sales Managers Boost Resilience, Retention & Morale | Motivational Keynote Speaker | AI Enthusiast
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Wow! That's powerful Raj! Thank you for sharing.
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Michael Harrison
Dynamic and curious innovator inspired to build highly successful teams, craft bold strategies, and win.
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Raj, I too appreciate the Kaplan Balanced Scorecard. Thank you for the reminder to reassess my time/priorities to start off the year!
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Kristin White
Deputy Administrator / Lawyer / Policy Strategist / Change Catalyst / Transportation Executive
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Raj thank you so much for sharing your personal goals and progress. I love that courage and vulnerability. I think many of us as leaders do similar goal-setting exercises and metrics but I rarely get to see what my peers are tracking and aspiring to. Thanks for always setting the bar higher!
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John M. (Jack) Pellegrino, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, CPCM
Director County of San Diego Purchasing & Contracting; University of San Diego (USD) Knauss School of Business Adjunct Faculty; Managing Director USD Supply Chain Management Institute; Past President-CAPPO; NIGP and NCMA
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Love this ... Raj ... thanks for sharing and reminding us the true meaning of success. For whatever reason, we all do this at work but not for overselves. Life success is a balance of all these ... great way to start planning for 2024!
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Jeff Friedman, JD
Trusted & Visionary Public Sector Advisor | 20+ Yrs Driving Transformation & Innovation | Team Building Expert | GovTech Mentor | Inclusive Solutions Advocate
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I love the personal balanced score card!
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