I worked in Corporate America for 22 years before launching my own business in January 2009. Virtually every year that I was an employee, the company I worked for would set company goals in the first quarter of the year for that year. By the time the goals were approved and communicated, it was March, so every year I wondered – and asked – the same question, “Why do we always ‘run late’ and lose three months of time in which we could have been working to achieve our goals?”
While I never did get a straight answer, I don’t want this to be you, so it’s time to start planning for the New Year now. Begin to set company goals for 2019 by doing these simple things:
WHAT CAN I DO? If your organization is not following this simple process to set company goals, reach out to the powers that be and recommend this strategy. If you do not have access to senior leaders or feel comfortable approaching them, engage your manager to help. Leaders have a lot on their plates and many times can’t see the forest through the trees. Be their eyes and ears by elevating this idea to them. Because the truth is that’s what they want most from employees – proactivity and solutions.
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