7. planning: benefits and limitations (connect, perform) as a manager, you have been asked to work with your employees to develop goals. what can you expect from this process? check all that apply. a benefit of plans is that they lock the organization into a course of action it can stick to, even if the environment changes. when deciding whether goals and plans will be beneficial, managers should consider whether the environment is more stable or more dynamic. the advantages of setting goals and making plans always outweigh the disadvantages for every organization in any environment. one of the drawbacks of plans is that they can create a false sense of security. richard, owner of a small accounting firm, sets a goal to hire another cpa this year so he can take on more clients and increase his company’s income. richard knows that this goal will act as .