No point setting impossible targets
when you know that they aren't achievable
instead spend time, engage with people
let them understand the nuts and bolts
for achieving realistic targets!
Realistic targets take away need to
window dress, hide real facts
learn to acknowledge failures
not only to celebrate success!
How transparent are you about failures?
have once a week reruns, ruminating on
what worked, what did not
zeroing in on reasons of failure
and deciding on what support to be extended
for converting failure to success!
Stop taking failures personally
view it as organizational deficiency
People with different abilities required
at different life cycle of organization
raring to go mindset at "Start up time" changes to more
of process orientation, with organizational maturity
Clarity is the key- Ask, why did I set these targets ?
now analyze, why couldn't I achieve it?
failure isn't failure really
it's information for the way forward!
As tactical retreats are done by armies
you strategize, when goals missed in business
not by setting unrealistic targets
but by realigning for the way forward!
NB: The source material for this poem is a webinar on 17th April 2021 featuring Mr Gerald Jaideep, CEO Medvarsity and Founder Creative Sprout as the speaker.
Rajeevji, using poetry as a Management tool to introspect on the failures as a step to move forward is done excellently well
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Praveen Kumar! So happy you liked it.
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ReplyDelete..."failure isn't failure really
it's information for the way forward! "
This can apply to virtually all of life! Nice work. YAM xx
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on this post!
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ReplyDelete🍓🍒🍊🍎🍉 Must appreciate the nuances of corporate governance and performance with which many people spent major part of life. Ultimately discipline is the bridge between goals and achievements. Happy that many people had lived the corporate life king size in own stride. Worthy reading 🍓🍒🍉🍎🍇
ReplyDeleteTarget has stuck with life looks like permanently be it personal life or corporate. For kids target given by parents to be first or atleast within first 5 in class,getting admission in some preferred school or college. Becoming some dream professional, getting some dream job. Then once in corporate life, apart from financial targets of the company, there are personal financial targets,getting own house,a certain bank balance in a certain time, getting married to and by....so on and so forth. Targets are never ending in once life.
ReplyDeleteIn planning for retirement and after retirement too there are targets regarding maintaining uninterrupted and sufficient cash flows and maintaining targeted weight,blood pressure and sugar levels.
The important point is how to enjoy life and be happy while achieving or some time even missing the targets. Targets should not be the dead end. As you very well said tactical retreats are done by the armies in some battles as a part of strategy to win the overall war.
Nice and unique poetic way of Rajeev to handle an otherwise dry and often dreaded word like Target.
Thank you so much for going deep into the subject and giving such a detailed feedback! Not only does it matter a lot to me, the readers would benefit immensely on pondering over the thoughts you have shared.
ReplyDeleteNice read Rajeev
ReplyDeleteRealistic targets, transperancy, not getting personalised, reflecting on what worked and what did not - all. Good take aways.
Thanks a lot for your appreciation and feedback Padmini!
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