How Do I Set and Attain Goals for My Lab?

Setting and achieving the right set of goals are two of the most important skill sets essential to entrepreneurial and business success.

Setting goals is about determining the set of objectives that best balances what your organization can become and what it can realistically achieve. It is about stretching the organization to greater accomplishments.

Goals need to be clear and discussed frequently and effectively. Also, they need to be measurable with progress documented at frequent intervals.

Once the goals are set, the priority actions need to be identified. These priority actions are the pathway for accomplishing the goals; this is where the rubber meets the road. The right priority actions, combined by relentless follow-up, keep the truly important things on the radar screen.  

In most day-to-day work environments everything seems urgent and important. Defining what the most important actions should be and pursuing their accomplishment attests...