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I'm a big fan of introspection/retrospection over goal setting. Some goals connect to meaningful objectives, but I've always felt goal setting to feel inauthent
by acjohnson55 8y ago
I'm a big fan of introspection/retrospection over goal setting. Some goals connect to meaningful objectives, but I've always felt goal setting to feel inauthentic and rigid. I end up prioritizing what feels important from day to day anyway, and I have more trust in those decisions than my big long term goals.
This is also probably why I don't often finish huge projects, so my approach isn't without its drawbacks. But I'm okay with that.
- liberte82 8y agoI agree with this. Ever since I started doing bi-weekly retrospectives with my teams, we've gotten much better at improving the things that really need improving. Goal setting from the top down can be very artificial. I find it works much better to let the teams discuss their own concerns (and positives) with how things are going, and provide my own input. We then prioritize just the top couple of items to action for the next two week period. It happens quite commonly that the things that I think are most important to be addressed, are actually not, and more pressing matters are raised. I get way better buy-in with my teams doing things this way and the improvements we're making are more tangible.
- dhimes 8y agoI think it's best to do both. Solid goals keep me from wasting time.