The weathermen are wrong.
It’s a good idea to set goals, its an added layer of accountably and a measurement to help get over the hump and succeed.
Smart companies set goals at work too. Sometimes they’re called balanced scorecards, internal goals, or forecasts. They’re helpful in lots of ways; they push teams and give them something to work toward.
Although, when the pressure mounts to live up to the forecasted goals with the deadline soon approaching - the team freaks, and a crisis in management sets in, time is wasted. The work never gets done, the team is scurrying to fix imaginary or unattainable goals.
We all want progress, it’s wired in us. Sometimes in our never-ending desire for growth we try to make it rain in the summer. If goals are putting you into a crisis, try a goal range. Make progress, don’t break your organizational systems and cry wolf.
Prune the crisis time-wasters, systems build efficiency, imaginary crises break systems.
