Planning and managing organisations/PMAN103/Setting goals, objectives and measures/Reading

Setting the organization on the right path

Three key aspects that form a whole

Consider the following questions:

1. What is the difference between a goal, an objective, and a measure?
2. How does a manager set all three?

Read the following sections from the Principles of Management book available from Saylor Academy:

1. Read the Introduction to Chapter 6, to learn how goals and objectives fit into the larger planning function.
2. Read Section 6.2 of Chapter 6, to learn more about the difference between goals, objectives, and measures.