在美国的大公司，你的直接上司会和你交代清楚，有时候自己也要撰写statement of goals交给老板，然后年末考核的时候就要用来对照。很多人也许会觉得这是nonsense，但是看到前文故事中的悲剧，你就不得不觉得美国公司管理在这方面的用心良苦了。
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How common it is that your boss ask you to provide statement of goals? In my own experiences with 6 companies I worked for, it is always my direct supervisors, who defined my goals. And I, in return, set the personal goals for my underlings.
What's the ratinale of having a subordinate to provide his own goal?
Maybe some companies do things differently.
