{
  "title": "Demanding goals: what leaders need to make observable",
  "url": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/objectifs-exigeants-ce-que-le-leader-doit-rendre-observable-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2025-12-09",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://www.shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "Setting an ambitious goal is not enough to guide work. Research also points to the conditions that enable teams to understand gaps and adjust their actions.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "Executive Leadership",
  "place": {
    "name": "Fribourg",
    "region": "Fribourg",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "What the literature establishes",
      "point": "Edwin A."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Feedback does not automatically improve action",
      "point": "Avraham N."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The premature conclusion",
      "point": "One might conclude that all it takes is tougher targets and more feedback."
    },
    {
      "heading": "What the evidence does not prescribe",
      "point": "A review of goal-setting research and a feedback meta-analysis do not validate a single protocol for a company in Fribourg."
    },
    {
      "heading": "A practical check in Fribourg",
      "point": "As a proposed exercise for “Leadership d'excellence”, an agri-food team, a bilingual industrial workshop or a project team within Fribourg's university hub could track one operational goal for four weeks, without changing quality or safety requirements."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Latham",
      "year": "2002",
      "source": "American Psychologist"
    },
    {
      "authors": "DeNisi",
      "year": "1996",
      "source": "Psychological Bulletin"
    }
  ],
  "wordCount": 423,
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  "relatedPages": {
    "programme": "https://www.shr.swiss/formation/leadership-excellence/fribourg",
    "city": "https://www.shr.swiss/formations-ville/fribourg",
    "blog": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog"
  },
  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
}