Thrive TV Show

Why Goals & Targets Backfire (and What Actually Works)

Thrive TV Show

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IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL DISCOVER: Diagnosing the negative side-effects of goals and targets.Learning how to drive experimentation, learning, and adaptation in your organization through the OHLA methodology. It offers scaffolding for puzzle-setting and puzzle-solving.How you and your terms can thrive by shifting focus from performance evaluation to performance development.ABOUT RADHIKA: Radhika Dutt is the author of Radical Product Thinking: The New Mindset for Innovating Smarter – which introd...

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