I think many people, whether they are writing a book or trying to get in shape set out
with vague goals and get discouraged.
It's actually
because vague goals lead to vague actions, which leads to — you guessed it — vague results!
Often times, children with disabilities are removed from the general curriculum and focus only
on vague goals that the team members create.
Lawyers shouldn't be satisfied with
vague goals of «better time management» or «improved productivity.»
Vague goals make it difficult to identify a specific desired outcome — and that makes it near impossible to craft a detailed, actionable game plan for achieving said outcome.
Here are four of my least favorite but most commonly seen «
impossibly vague goals» found in PIP's: (a) «Consistently Demonstrate Leadership»; (b) «Proactively Undertake Ownership»; (c) Show Effectiveness in Reaching Objectives»; and (d) «Inspire Confidence.»
Even
a vague goal can provide direction.
Instead of
vague goals, he set actionable ones.
This is where you take
your vague goals and turn them into concrete and achievable plans of action.
He recommends establishing concrete milestones that can be publicly celebrated rather than
vague goals to be checked off during the annual review.
One of the issues I've seen in many startups is that the leader sets unrealistic or
vague goals, so employees are a bit confused and feel unmotivated.
I have
a vague goal of keeping the overall number at about 150 (not including bags and shoes), but I'm not super committed to it.
The team moves forward with
a vague goal (which, apparently, has nothing to do with stopping Enchantress until it becomes necessary for something — anything — to happen plot-wise), while the Joker slowly makes his way toward rescuing Harley.
It is even less productive to ask about instructional philosophy or how we will all know whether the students have achieved
these vague goals.
Yet again we're hearing feel - good rhetoric,
vague goals, and delay tactics.
Instead of setting long - term,
vague goals, set short - term, specific goals.
Pretend you're driving a car — setting
a vague goal is like saying «I'm going to California.»