Activity A

1. MBO works because it helps to align the individual efforts of broad teams around the organization

2. [A laser] doesn't cut through the things that it strikes.

3. ...goal setting, or visioning generates from its processes a set of objectives.

4. Once you've decided to give managing by objectives a try, there are two important steps that you'll have to take.

5. By focusing on the message that MBO is meant to help the employee assess and prioritize efforts.

6. Those efforts are focused on the bottom line and organizational value

7. In order to combat natural resistance, consider making smaller (more tactical) objectives.

8. ...[for] those who've never been asked to set objectives, the process seems daunting.

9. This is the final anchor in making the objective real and tangible.

10. The implied date is the date of the next review, when the employee will be held accountable.