Global Leadership
October 11, 2021
BHAG is the abbreviation for ‘Big Hairy Audacious Goals’. It was a term popularised by Jim Collins in his book, Good to Great.
Recently, I have been part of a group that is involved in a start-up project. It is a passion project for all of us and we bring a range of different skill sets to the group. We had two goals that were set for us to achieve, one was a reasonable stretch target but the other was definitely a BHAG – one that none of us really believed we would achieve.
What happened though, was that at the end of 90 days we exceeded it!
A key lesson for me is that sometimes it makes sense to set an audacious goal and put your focus and energy into achieving it.
What is your BHAG?
