No more than three

We know from experience that having more than three goals at a time often overwhelms us. In many cases, the goals are so numerous as to become invisible.

And we know that the company goals should provide guidance to everyone in the company about the actions they should take every day. Everyone should be working every day to achieve the company goals. They can do this only when the goals are crystal clear.

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