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How VC John Doerr Sets (and Achieves) Goals

Harvard Business Review

I got to be a student of Andy Grove, one of the the greatest managers of his, or any other, era. Andy had created this system for goal setting that was deceptively simple, but also the polar opposite of the conventional management by objectives (MBO) systems, which tend to be top down, hierarchical, annual, and linked to compensation.

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Guest Blogger George L. Morrisey: Are You Ready for Strategic Planning?

leaderCommunicator

While each organization's strategic plan should be a direct reflection of the convictions and fore­sight of the CEO and the planning team, I have found it useful to separate the plan into three sections that are developed in reverse order. Get more leadership best practices by visiting The Grossman Group's CEO Ultimate Resource Center.