Avoiding problems with target-setting
By Alan Meekings - Last updated: Monday, January 31, 2011 - Save & Share - Leave a Comment
Advocates and critics of target-setting in the workplace seem unable to reach beyond their well-entrenched battle lines. Advocates point to what they see as demonstrable advantages, while critics point to what they see as demonstrable disadvantages. Academic literature on this topic is currently mired in controversy. Neither side seems capable of envisaging a better way forward.
We presented a paper on this important topic to the PMA Symposium in 2010 (and since published in Measuring Business Excellence, Vol. 15, No. 3, 2011). It can be downloaded at PMA Symposium Target-Setting Paper v1.4.