TARGET SETTING

["Roger White" <rl_white@hotmail.com>]

Can anyone help me marshal arguments against target setting, especially in 
the public service where (in the UK at least) it is rampant.  I don't need 
convincing myself and amongst my other collections of information I have a 
set of examples of the baleful effect of targets (not difficult to find).  
What I'm looking for are "killer arguments" that I can use to persuade those 
espousing or accepting the target culture, without having to get too 
philosophical (they're busy people...).  Some are politicians who see it as 
the only effective way to hold public services to account.

Please don't tell me to read a chapter in a book.
The people I need to convince are not likely  to be amenable to  "Deming/Shewhart/whoever 
says..."

All thoughts gratefully received.  Thank you.



Roger White