20 Chapter 1 Personal Finance: An Overview
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you find ways to revise and improve your plans. Imagine that you have two
goals for the weekend: earning money for a camping trip and writing a book
report. You have a babysitting job on Saturday and plan to spend Sunday
afternoon on the book report. When you are called to babysit for much longer
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Evaluation
Evaluation is a continuous process. When you evaluate a plan of action,
you assess your progress as you go through all stages of the management
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Achieving Goals by Overcoming Obstacles
Goal Obstacles Available Resources
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Figure 1-2 Listing your goals, obstacles, and resources will give you
perspective on what you can accomplish.
General Managers
General managers
perform a broad range of
duties. They coordinate
and direct the many
support services that
allow organizations
to operate efficiently.
Specific duties vary in
degree of responsibility
and authority.