Goals serve to organize the specific tasks necessary to produce an activity. Clear goals make it easier to determine the tasks of the organization. Without goals from which to plan, organizations operate haphazardly, getting some activities done, but leaving other priorities unfinished. Goals stress that members work as a team. The process of working with others as a team contributes to a sense of responsibility to the team, further motivation members to participate in the group's goals.
Goals resolve conflicts about the group's activities.
If the goals of the organization have been agreed upon by all organization members at the beginning of each new term of leadership, the goals can be helpful in pointing to a logical course of action. They also assist an organization in staying on track, keeping the discussion focused on the group action rather than spending energy on personal conflicts or endless discussions on what the organization should do. Goals serve as benchmarks for measuring the organization's progress. With clearly stated, agreed upon goals, members can see whether or not the goals are accomplished. Without goals, members tend to feel that the group has not accomplished much throughout the year.