My main complaint about the article and approach is that there was no discussion of goal setting. Ultimately, goals need to be set and teams need to figure out

My main complaint about the article and approach is that there was no discussion of goal setting. Ultimately, goals need to be set and teams need to figure out how to hit those goals. Goals should be aggressive and set with team input. I went through a similar experience as the article's authors. I headed our company's engineering org and my CEO wanted everyone to "work harder". I challenged her and worked with hear and the team to set some aggressive goals. I also gave them leeway to determine the best way to reach those goals. With only a few exceptions, the teams rose to the challenge.