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Consider Not Setting Goals in 2013

Harvard Business Review

Big Hairy Audacious Goals (or BHAGs, as they're known to the inner goal-setting crowd). They identified clear side effects associated with goal setting, including "a narrow focus that neglects non-goal areas, a rise in unethical behavior, distorted risk preferences, corrosion of organizational culture, and reduced intrinsic motivation.".

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