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Make Your Work Resolutions Stick

Harvard Business Review

But it’s one thing to set goals — network more, learn to meditate, or get better at writing — and quite another to actually accomplish them. A lot of people set personal and professional goals this time of year but very few succeed. “You need to set the right goals within the right timeframe.”

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Case Study: Challenge the Boss or Stand Down?

Harvard Business Review

When a senior marketing specialist position opened up for the Eastern North America region, he pounced. He has very aggressive growth goals for next year — maybe more than the market data warrant. We've realized a 10% CAGR over the past five years, and corporate expects this division to continue to be a growth engine.