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The Folly of Stretch Goals

Harvard Business Review

Deming insisted that companies, "Eliminate management by objective." While it's true that renowned psychologists Edwin Locke and Gary Latham described goal setting as "the most effective managerial tool available," it's also true that no less a thinker than W.E. Here's why. Stretch goals can be terribly demotivating.

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

leaderCommunicator

Team members need to reach a consensus in their answers to these questions before moving ahead. Like other management processes, strat­egic planning must be organized, communicated, and implemented systemati­cally. What do we need to do dif­ferently this time?