Words for talking about objectives

<h1 align="center">149 Words for talking about objectives</h1> <p align="center"> </p> <p>A happy new year to everyone. Welcome to the first episodes of The Art of Business English for 2021. I trust you have all had a wonderful break and are slowly getting back to work and thinking about your new year’s resolutions and all the things that you have planned for the new year.</p> <p> </p> <p>With that in mind, and as I am sure many of you are doing strategic planning for the coming year, I thought I would share some words with you that you can use to talk about objectives. These words and expressions can be used to talk about anything you have planned to achieve in the future, whether it be for business or in your personal life.</p> <p> </p> <p>Let’s dive into episode 149.</p> <p> </p> <h2 align="left">To set a target</h2> <p> </p> <p>Meaning: the practice of giving people targets to achieve and of deciding what these targets should be.</p> <p> </p> <p>Example: We have set a sales target of 10 sales per day for the first quarter.  </p> <p> </p> <h2 align="left">To have a goal</h2> <p> </p> <p>Meaning: the process of deciding what you want to achieve or what you want someone else to achieve over a particular period.</p> <p> </p> <p>Example: I have a goal this year of reading 52 books.  </p> <h2 align="left"> </h2> <h2 align="left">To be goal orientated</h2> <p> </p> <p>Meaning: a goal-oriented person or team works hard to achieve good results in the tasks that they have been given.</p> <p> </p> <p>Example: I need to be goal-orientated this year if I want to reach my full potential.</p> <h2 align="left"> </h2> <h2 align="left">Outcomes focused</h2> <p> </p> <p>Meaning: to be focused on the result or effect of an action, situation, or event.</p> <p> </p> <p>Example: We need to be outcome focused if we want to move systematically towards our yearly goals.</p> <h2 align="left"> </h2> <h2 align="left">Aim for</h2> <p> </p> <p>Meaning: to focus on something with the intention of achieving a desire outcome.</p> <p> </p> <p>