Fornulating a Goal as a Determining Faktor in Economic Development

According to Aristotle, “… as the most important and dominant science, which all other sciences, like slaves, do not dare to contradict, one should call wisdom the science of purpose and good”. Modern Russian interprets goal as a place that needs to be reached ... or something that one strives for, something that needs to be achieved. Accordingly, the result is the final outcome, completing something (according to Aristotle: “...final goal is the limit”). The basic rule is to formulate the goal as a desired result, not as a process. The following mistakes are made when articulating a goal. When a goal is chosen it is seen not as a desired result but as a process. When the goal is set, there is an ambiguous description of the problem. Then when the goal is set an unfounded strategy is taken. It is very difficult to concentrate resources accurately and balance their consumption in the most critical areas of the problem under consideration. Ambiguous formulations disorient collectives. Vague understanding prevents the identification of the main direction of work, balance in the use of resources, justification and critical analysis of the problem solution. This affects the methods of activities’ coordination, leads to a significant overspending of resources.