Comments on: Setting Goals: This—Or Something Better!

By: ramakrishnan6002

ramakrishnan6002 — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 04:41:17 +0000

Reblogged this on Gr8fullsoul.

By: Jeromey

Jeromey — Thu, 26 May 2016 12:43:27 +0000

Always love the blog. I’m wondering how this fits with goals being “achievable” and “measurable”? I.e., was the goal to Write a NYT Bestseller achievable? How do you measure completion of that goal? Applying that to helping employees set goals in an everyday work environment, if all employees’ goals become super lofty, do we potentially lose focus? Many thanks! JM

By: Steve Crawford

Steve Crawford — Tue, 24 May 2016 12:39:19 +0000

Something better may also be defined as something different.

In his song “Mama, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys”, Willie Nelson says this:

“He ain’t wrong, he’s just different”

Sometimes, different is better.

By: Gary Gruber

Gary Gruber — Tue, 24 May 2016 12:15:22 +0000

Whether individual or corporate if you’re not working on a set of goals you’re rudderless in a sea of opportunities. Gary Gruber

The origin of BHAG – Big Hairy Audacious Goal:
“A true BHAG is clear and compelling, serves as unifying focal point of effort, and acts as a clear catalyst for team spirit. It has a clear finish line, so the organization can know when it has achieved the goal; people like to shoot for finish lines.”
— Collins and Porras, “Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies” 1994