Stretch targets are garbage.

People set stretch targets in the hope that they will motivate a team to achieve better results than they otherwise would. In most situations, however, they don’t work and actually create a set of second-order consequences.

This week we talk about 6 reasons why stretch targets don’t work, and what you should be doing instead.

Why stretch targets are garbage

Episode 105 – The Growth Whisperers

The Growth Whisperers is a weekly podcast hosted by Brad Giles and Kevin Lawrence two advisors to mid-market businesses, one Australian, one Canadian, who each work with CEOs and Leadership Teams across the world with a mission to build enduring, great companies. Each weekly episode covers interesting situations and questions from the world of strategic planning, leadership development, talent and hiring in high growth entrepreneurial companies where real results matter.

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