Spot It.
The year starts with energy. There is a planning session, maybe an offsite, and a list of solid goals. By spring, daily work has taken over. Nobody has looked at the goals in weeks, and by fall it feels too late to catch up. Next January, the cycle starts again.
Sight It.
Goals fade when nothing in the weekly routine brings them back into view. Annual goals are often too big to act on day to day, with no smaller milestones in between. Nobody owns the follow-up, and there is no regular moment to ask, "Are we on track?" Over time, the team learns that goals are a January exercise, not a working tool.
Solve It.
Build a rhythm that keeps goals alive:
- Break each annual goal into a 90-day milestone you can measure.
- Give every goal a single owner who reports on it.
- Put a monthly 45-minute goal review on the calendar for the rest of the year, and protect it.
- Use a simple status for each goal: on track, at risk or off track.
- When a goal is off track, agree on one action before the meeting ends.
A steady rhythm beats a big kickoff every time.
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