Goals Major Considerations

Goals must be tested against the context, which includes your personal

position within the organization, the available resources, the organization's

traditions and values, networks of personal relationships, the interests and

biases of superiors, communication channels, the situation of your business

vis-a-vis (in comparison with) that of competitors, how your area fits into

larger organization, and even the general cultural climate.

Two major considerations in helping to rank your goals:

a. Urgency

b. Importance

Facing a complex managerial context, you can list the full range of goals

you'd like to achieve. Then identify the one or two most important long-range

accomplishments on your agenda. Now measure your subordinate goals

against these.

A process approach is most useful in separating out your primary, secondary,

and tertiary goals.

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position within the organization, the available resources, the organization's

traditions and values, networks of personal relationships, the interests and

biases of superiors, communication channels,