When preparing to negotiate your salary for a new job or for a raise in your current job, you might think about two numbers: how much would you ideally like to earn in pay and benefits? And how much do you actually need to earn in order to feel appreciated and to cover all your expenses?

This principle might also apply to a personal relationship: what are all the positive qualities that make for an ideal partner in your mind and heart? And what do you actually need in a real partner to live happily and healthily?

And it is the same when embarking on a new year of leading yourself, your team and your organisation.

On the one hand, you may want to lay out or update your "Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal” (BHAG). The term comes from writers Jim Collins and Jerry Porras, who urged leaders in their book: "Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies” to create and articulate a long-term, 10- to 25-year "BHAG”, guided by their organisation’s core values and purpose.

This approach can also be valid on a personal level, asking yourself some of the following, longer-term questions: