--- title: Difference between Assigning a Goal to Someone and Cascading it from the New Goal description: Specific Examples: --- [Skip to content](https://help.engagedly.com/what-is-the-difference-between-assign-a-goal-to-someone-and-cascade-from-the-new-goal-view#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Contact us](https://help.engagedly.com/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [Customer portal](https://help.engagedly.com/tickets?hsLang=en) ![Engagedly dark.png\]](https://help.engagedly.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Engagedly%20dark.png?height=31&name=Engagedly%20dark.png) - [About Us](http://www.engagedly.com/about-us) Show submenu for About Us - [Management Team](http://www.engagedly.com/about-us/management-team) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [About Us](http://www.engagedly.com/about-us) Show submenu for About Us - [Management Team](http://www.engagedly.com/about-us/management-team) - English Show submenu for translations - [Contact us](https://help.engagedly.com/kb-tickets/new) - [Customer portal](https://help.engagedly.com/tickets) - [Our Website](https://engagedly.com/) [Our Website](https://engagedly.com/) How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. 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Cascading promotes the concepts of Goal Alignment which translate into a hierarchy view of the goals linked/aligned to each other across the organization thereby contributing to the achievement of the Overall Company goal. **Assigning a goal:** This is usually used when the goal is specific to a particular employee and is he/she is the sole contributor to that goal. Even though they contribute to the organization indirectly, they are not necessarily to be aligned with one of the department company goals. Please refer to the example with the screenshots below.   **Specific Examples:** **Cascaded goal**  For example, you have a goal which is increasing the client retention objective. Various departments are also involved in retaining the client( eg the sales department, Customer Success department, etc). So this a cascaded goal where all these departments have the same goal which is retention of a client.  **Assigned Goal:**  For example, a sales manager can assign a target to his/her direct reports like achieve 40 clients by the end of this year. 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