Execution Tip: Think about your “Goal Alignment”
December 26th, 2009
Good Goal Alignment is achieved via constant attention to how well the achievement of your clear goals (the specific, measurable steps toward fulfilling broader Objectives) actually bring about the outcomes you are looking to experience. An indication of good Goal Alignment is reduction in two major barriers to Execution Excellence:
- fewer instances of individuals “working hard” or “trying” without actually helping toachieve Objectives and
- fewer instances of wasted time, energy and revenue spent on pursuing unimportant goals (goals that are not powerfully aligned with Objectives in observable ways).
For example, if one exhibits Goal Alignment in relation to an Objective like: “Maintain an environment of comfort” via goals aligned with that Objective (e.g., “Take out all trash every Wednesday before 9AM”), there is often: (a) less time spent thinking about all the barriers to doing so (e.g., How to avoid taking out the trash by looking very busy all the time) and (b) less energy spent on goals not aligned with the overall objective (e.g., taking the trash out the day after the due date, then telling others “I really tried hard, but couldn’t do it.”).
Obviously, such lack of Goal Alignment is a major block to Execution Excellence; it is critical that time, energy and money be focused on doing what actually helps deliver on Objectives (rather than on simply identifying all the barriers to getting things done and/or trying to get others to affirm that trying hard is the same as actually contributing to Objectives).
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