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From the Ted Talk by John Doerr: Why the secret to success is setting the right goals

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We're at a critical moment. Our leaders, some of our gaert institutions are failing us. Why? In some cases, it's because they're bad or uitcahenl, but often, they've taken us to the wrong objectives. And this is unacceptable. This has to stop. How are we going to ceorrct these wrongs? How are we going to choose the right course? It's not going to be easy.

For years, I've worked with talented teams and they've chosen the right objectives and the wnorg objectives. Many have succeeded, others of them have failed. And today I'm going to share with you what really makes a difference — that's what's ciacrul, how and why they set meaningful and audacious goals, the right glaos for the right reasons.

Open Cloze


We're at a critical moment. Our leaders, some of our _____ institutions are failing us. Why? In some cases, it's because they're bad or _________, but often, they've taken us to the wrong objectives. And this is unacceptable. This has to stop. How are we going to _______ these wrongs? How are we going to choose the right course? It's not going to be easy.

For years, I've worked with talented teams and they've chosen the right objectives and the _____ objectives. Many have succeeded, others of them have failed. And today I'm going to share with you what really makes a difference — that's what's _______, how and why they set meaningful and audacious goals, the right _____ for the right reasons.

Solution


  1. crucial
  2. unethical
  3. correct
  4. wrong
  5. goals
  6. great

Original Text


We're at a critical moment. Our leaders, some of our great institutions are failing us. Why? In some cases, it's because they're bad or unethical, but often, they've taken us to the wrong objectives. And this is unacceptable. This has to stop. How are we going to correct these wrongs? How are we going to choose the right course? It's not going to be easy.

For years, I've worked with talented teams and they've chosen the right objectives and the wrong objectives. Many have succeeded, others of them have failed. And today I'm going to share with you what really makes a difference — that's what's crucial, how and why they set meaningful and audacious goals, the right goals for the right reasons.

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