In a survey of 1,100 executives, more than 80 percent said they were dissatisfied with their career progress and level of effectiveness. They lacked the planning skills to aim for and achieve reasonable, attainable goals.
Planning is central to the attainment of all goals.
And, needless to say, an individual's effectiveness at planning often has great impact on that individual's effectiveness at achieving goals. But despite the importance of planning, many managers shy away from it, believing it requires too much time. Planning does take some time, but it needn't be excessive if approached correctly. What Planning Is and Isn't Perhaps some common misconceptions of what a plan is and what it does have caused many people to shy away from the planning process. First, planning is not deciding each step in detail in advance and then blindly following through.