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takkaria · 11-05-2006, 04:34 PM

Goals, on their own, are not the whole answer. Goals which fit into an overall vision have their place.

There's a danger, perhaps even a tendency, to become too focused on outcomes with goals. "Make x sales calls every day that get me contracts" or whatever may be a perfectly fine goal (it's measurable, objective, etc.), but it's fundamentally over something you can't control. You can control how much effort, energy or thought you put into said calls, but not the outcomes themselves. I think it's important to keep that in mind when setting goals, but I find that sometimes it's not mentioned much.

So perhaps goals are a little overhyped, or maybe the story around them isn't always fully told. "Everything in moderation," goes the old saying.

11-05-2006, 04:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
takkaria Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 32	Perhaps Goals, on their own, are not the whole answer. Goals which fit into an overall vision have their place. There's a danger, perhaps even a tendency, to become too focused on outcomes with goals. "Make x sales calls every day that get me contracts" or whatever may be a perfectly fine goal (it's measurable, objective, etc.), but it's fundamentally over something you can't control. You can control how much effort, energy or thought you put into said calls, but not the outcomes themselves. I think it's important to keep that in mind when setting goals, but I find that sometimes it's not mentioned much. So perhaps goals are a little overhyped, or maybe the story around them isn't always fully told. "Everything in moderation," goes the old saying.