Goals vs. Objectives LO16151

Denise O'Berry (doberry@teamtrac.com)
Mon, 8 Dec 1997 08:09:21 -0500

Replying to LO16140 --

>Hector wrote:
>Would you be so kind to explain me why most of
>you, gentlemen, up/North
>use Goal with a rather generic, broad purpose,
>meaning and Objective as a
>very well defined "Goal"?
>
>Jack replied:
>Hector, I've been teaching people to create goals
>for 17 years and I've
>never found any real "hard" definitions ...snip...
>Having everyone in an organization
>use the same terminology *is* important though.

Hector --

Critically important to your success with measures is Jack's last
statement. Define the terminology "up front" before you start defining
the measures themselves. This will save you alot of time and energy in
the process.

Best,

Denise O'Berry
doberry@teamtrac.com

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