A friend and colleague of mine, Ric Leahy of PeopleTeamsLeaders, has a slightly different take on NYRs.

And I like what he’s saying. It’s less about ‘goal setting’ and more about ’success celebrating’.

Here’s some of what he’s said:

But the real issue is how often do we spend patting ourselves on the back? The research suggests not much time at all.

So go on. This New Year’s Eve, toast those successes - little and large - from 2007. The time for setting goals will come soon enough. Bring the New Year in with a some well-earned celebrating.

You can read the rest here.