50 Ma na ge rs , C an You Hear Me Now? Don't have milestones in their plans Lack firm time commitments Lack formal monitoring of action plans Fail to take corrective action when goals are not being met Managers like Jack and Ken strived to produce results, instilling the same goal-reaching values in their employees that they managed by. Their ability to energize their workforce supported the organiza- tion and pushed toward the planned objectives. Through their daily, weekly, monthly, and annual efforts, they displayed all the qualities that a manager needs to meet the number-one priority of achieving results.