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In Organizational Development, goals represent desired future states of organizations. Goals and objectives[?] are similar but can be distinguished:

Since goals represent the end state, they may be 1 to 3 years out
Objectives represent pieces of the goal (or steps toward a goal) and may be accomplished in less than a year

For goals to be most effective, all members of an organization must understand the goals and be aligned with the goals.

Also see

Goal
Strategic planning
Management

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