“We met our goals!
Look at how successful we are!!!”
Recently I gave my goal setting presentation to a
great nonprofit group (Global Communities) in which I discussed the tradeoffs between Attainable,
Aggressive, and Almost Impossible goals.
Some people like to set small Attainable goals so they can be successful
more often.
At the break, the CEO (thanks for this David Weiss) said
“You know, Rob, organizations which set
small goals and think they are being successful, are sometimes deluding
themselves. If you keep setting small
goals you may not be making the kind of progress you really need to make. And then pretty soon you are irrelevant and
out of business. I have seen it happen
time and again.”
Great point, David!
If we are not at least Aggressive with our goal setting then we are not
pushing ourselves to be more creative and think outside the proverbial
box. Of course, setting Almost
Impossible goals really makes
you think outside the box and reinvent the ways in which you have been pursuing
certain goals.
Check out my full article that discusses
Attainable, Aggressive, and Almost Impossible goals here: The Power of
Goals.
Leverage the true power of goals and watch your Mission Impact grow exponentially.
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on how you can lead breakthroughs in your organization, follow this blog and
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