A goal is a time bound future target that we all wish to
accomplish. However, how come that there are goals that are not achieved? The
answer lies with ineffective planning. We would not be able to speak of
successfully achieved goals without planning effectively to achieve it.
Effective planning is the vehicle that would bring us to the
realization of our goals since without it there would be no realization of
goals. Planning is a management function that involves setting goals and
effectively using every means available on how best to achieve them.
For example, a sales manager whose goal is to increase his sales output by ten percent (10%) for the next quarter. She/he must see to it that there is a carefully laid out plan that would effectively support the realization of her/his goal. Perhaps, she/he can educate his sales staff on how to discover untapped markets. She/he can also use motivational methods on his sales staff or close monitoring of their outputs and so forth.
An effective Manager/Leader is someone who always see to it that
whenever there are Organizational Goals to be achieved. There are also
complementary Plans that would effectively support the achievement of said
organizations Goal/s. - Marino J. Dasmarinas