http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/set-goals Committees exist to share blame. Tue, 22 May 2012 09:30:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/set-goals/comment-page-1#comment-71888 Jared Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:05:59 +0000 http://mentalpolyphonics.com/?p=6112#comment-71888 According to research: When employees set their own goals they tend to set them higher than when their managers set them, but they still tend to set them at an achievable level. As a result, letting employees set their own goals leads to higher performance. According to research: When employees set their own goals they tend to set them higher than when their managers set them, but they still tend to set them at an achievable level. As a result, letting employees set their own goals leads to higher performance.

]]> http://mentalpolyphonics.com/posts/set-goals/comment-page-1#comment-71886 Jack Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:48:34 +0000 http://mentalpolyphonics.com/?p=6112#comment-71886 EA does this and adds Jack Welch's idea of "stretch". The tricky one is "Achievable". Managers have a good sense of when you're shooting low, but no idea if you shoot too high. EA does this and adds Jack Welch’s idea of “stretch”. The tricky one is “Achievable”. Managers have a good sense of when you’re shooting low, but no idea if you shoot too high.

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