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Summary.
In the corporate world — and our culture more broadly — there’s always a push to do more, and do it quickly. The author recommends taking a step back, slowing down, and choosing one goal to focus on. She offers four steps for choosing the right one: 1) Make sure your goal is aligned with the strategic vision for your company. 2) Create a “goal timeline.” 3) Identify a “keystone goal.” 4) Force yourself to work towards the goal for a predetermined amount of time.Most of us understand the peril of adopting too many goals at once, which makes it unlikely we’ll be able to make meaningful progress on any of them. But, recognizing that we have to prioritize, how can we determine which goal is the right one to focus on? Here are four steps to help you identify where your efforts will be most strategic, and how to maximize the chances they’ll bear fruit.