Those Pesky "New Year's Resolutions"
Valuable Lessons In Planning from Our Favorite Planning Pastime
As you may have found out already, most people fail in adhering to their stated New Year's resolutions. Specifically, 22% fail after one week, 40% after one month, 50% after three months, 60% after six months, and 81% after twenty-four months (Norcross & Vangarelli, 1988, as cited by Koestner 2008, p. 60).
And the three major reasons for the high-rate of failure? (1) Unclear or vague goals; (2) failure to gauge progress; (3) lack of will when facing challenges. (Note: Think about the implications on your organization’s strategy and future!)
