Management style

When making medium range management plan, management executives have to
set numerical target as business objectives.

This numerical target have different meanings depends on the management
style.

One style is numerical taget as commitment. Commintment is spreaded
around by Nissan CEO Carlos Ghone. He commited that all management
executives will resign if the achievement of numerrical target of the
NRP (=Nissan Revival Plan) is failed. He explains Commitment must be
achieved and it is accompanied by concrete responsibility.

The other style is numerical target as stretch goal. Stretch goal is a
target which requires all employees to do overstretch work. It will not
be achieved with usual work style, so company have to change something
drastically. If this strech goal will not be achieved, there are no
necessity of someone's risign.

Do you think which style is bette for your company? This depends on
compani's situation and employee's mind set. Of course it depends on
management executives deeply.