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6m BUSINESS InMaricopa.comMarch 2013IMPROVING YOUR BUSINESSUse ‘circle of influence’to reach your goalsBY DICK BARKLEYYour career. Are you where you planned tobe?Or, maybe another way to ask it: Doyou even have a plan?If you don’t have a plan on where youwant to be down the line then I suggest youbegin formulating one because it makesyou accountable to yourself and helps youfocus.The exercise is not difficult. You canapproach it by using a timeline or by title(or job description) or by compensation.The idea is to start with where you are andthen (if using a timeline) use incrementsof, say, five years and spell out what you’reyour next goal is. Then look at another fiveyears and so on.This little exercise is not designed tobe done once and put away in a draw to beforgotten. The idea is to review it monthly.If you have a five-year goal to get you tothe next level, you’ll have tasks to do to getthere.If you are in a line position and wantto become management there will be skillssets you will need to obtain (or as I referto them, “tools for your tool box”). Someof those skills will include goal setting,managing people, setting sales or productiontargets, developing metrics to chartthe department’s progress, giving effectiveevaluations of subordinates, etc. Once youhave identified the tools you need, thenyou can go about acquiring those skills.Each time you gain a skill set, check itoff and you will begin to see yourprogress.Some nontraditional skill setsare just as important, but not asreadily understood.One of those is increasing yourcircle of influence. Think of a dotat the center of a piece of paperand then begin to draw a spiraloutward until the exercise takesyou off the page. Now put randomdots along the circles.Each one of those dots is someone youhave done something for who is now inyour circle of influence. Those people willbe more than willing to support your efforts.The key is to know when a circle-ofinfluenceopportunity presents itself.Think of it as being the best preparedfor a meeting with your boss. Think of itas “protecting” you boss from making aDick Barkleymistake when possible. Think of it as usingempathic listening when engaged witha coworker. Think of it as giving peoplecredit. Think of it as making deposits incoworkers’ and superiors’ emotional bankaccounts.If you have a timeline or desiredtitle out in front of you, thenyou will have something to worktoward.Focus on traditional and nontraditionalskill sets. Follow yourplan and make adjustments asnecessary to take control of whereyou want to be.Know you have to make yourselfas valuable as you can be to get noticed. Itwill take time and effort, but it will be wellworth it.Dick Barkley, principal of Barkley ConsultingGroup and veteran of more than30 years in corporate America, specializesin organizational development. He lives inProvince and can be reached via email atabbarkley@aol.com❊ Shutters ❊ Blinds ❊ Cellular Shades❊ Sunscreens ❊ Cornices❊ Romans and Roller ShadesROC #280884Ask us about:· Interior Design · Ceiling Fans · Hanging Garage Racks· Solar Tubular SkylightsLocally Owned and OperatedFREE In-home Estimates!We willnot beundersold!480-688-8852 ❊ www.AdobeBlinds.comSunday morning service – 10:30 a.m.Sunday youth service – 5 p.m.20038 Taft Ave. (520) 568-4867 www.maricopaag.com
March 2013 7InMaricopa.com BUSINESSDignity Health Urgent Care — Maricopa is set to open in former AmTrust Bank building.Urgent-care center to open in AprilBY J.T. LAINDignity Health Urgent Care is opening inMaricopa on April 23. Located at 20750N. John Wayne Parkway, the center willbe staffed with 12 to 15 medical personneland have four exam rooms and one eachtriage, observation and procedure room.A Maricopa Chamber of Commerceribbon-cutting is planned for April 19 andan open house April 20, featuring tours ofthe center, free health screenings, food, abounce house, face painting, Radio Disney,live entertainment and prize giveaways.Mayor Christian Price said the centerwill provide a wide range of benefits.“This is truly excellent,” Price said.“(Dignity Health) is going to be offering soLance Lane, Agent20800 N John Wayne Pkwy,Suite 110520-568-8400LanceLaneInsurance.comlance@lancelaneinsurance.comHablamos Español1001386.1Protectyour family.Prepare fortheir future.Lance Lane, Agent20800 N John Wayne Pkwy, Suite 110Bus: 520-568-8400www.lancelaneinsurance.comlance@lancelaneinsurance.comWith lifeinsurance,the benefitslive on.I can help with both.Stop by for your free State FarmInsurance and I’ll show Financial you how Review life ® .insurance can come inLike a good handy neighbor, for more immediatefamily needs, likeState Farm is there. ® college.GET TO A BETTER STATE. ®CALL ME TODAY.CALL ME TODAY FORMORE INFORMATION.There are also benefits now.State Farm, State Farm Home Life Insurance Offi ce, Bloomington, Company (Not licensed IL in MA, NY or WI)State Farm Life and Accident Assurance Company (Licensed in NY and WI)much to the city and that helps keep peoplelocal. This center is a good start to our economicrecovery plans.”The city also is home to Sun Life FamilyHealth Center, Banner Health Centerand Maricopa Urgent Care, among othermedical providers.Micah Miranda, the city’s director ofeconomic development said in an email,Dignity Health “will provide jobs andopportunities for residents to sourceservices in their community, whichbroadens the tax base and increases thequality of life for all.”Dignity Health, formerly CatholicHealthcare West, operates three otherurgent-care centers throughout the Valley.Maricopa resident Merry Grace saidKeepingthe Focuson you.Moroccan Oil • Cut/Color • Hair Extensions(520) 568-696244400 W. Honeycutt Road, Suite 111www.HairFocus.netErin RomanFREEhaving such a facility in the city is a boonto her active family.“As a parent to three boys who areinvolved in sports, and two are asthmatics,we sometimes cannot get into Chandler tosee our doctors the same day as we needto,” she said. “Having options here in townfor an urgent care that will accept ourinsurance, have reliable physicians andmedical staff, have medical equipmenton site such as X-rays, and all arounddependable, efficient and friendly staffwill be great to have for our family.”Dignity Health’s Ahwatukee sitedirector Jean Dorame, an RN, who alsowill be in charge of the Maricopa urgentcare, said health-care workers at theclinic “can see and stabilize patients, thentransfer them to the appropriate facility,cutting out the middleman and savingemergency personnel time.”The center will be open noon to 9 p.m.daily. Physicals for athletics, children’scamps and schools will be providedfor $25. Outpatient laboratory andradiology services will be provided alongDayv MorganABR, CDPE, CSSPEOWNER, REALTORwith treatment of non-life-threateninginjuries.“We also provide a Call Ahead CareProgram,” Dorame said. “Patients can callanytime after 7 a.m. and wait for theirappointment from the comfort of theirhomes. Once a doctor becomes available,we’ll call the patient and they can skip thewaiting room.”The urgent care also will treatuninsured patients, Dorame said, muchlike hospitals must.“Anybody who shows up will receive amedical screening exam by a physician,”Dorame said. “Dignity Health will providehealth care to all residents regardless oftheir ability to pay.”Price said that service is “crucial.”“We want everyone to have accessto key portions of life. Our urgent-careproviders play into what residents reallyneed and it’s a win-win for everyone,” hesaid.DignityHealth.orgMaricopa’s #1 RealtorOver 350 Homes Sold in 3 Years19756 N. John Wayne Pkwy., Suite 100, Maricopa, AZ 85139C: 480.251.4231• O: 520.350.1474 • dayvmorgan@gmail.comwww.MaricopaHomeSmart.com www.MaricopaShortSale.com
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