How to set effective work and personal goals, and how to achieve goals withing groups.

Goals are part of every aspect of business/life and provide a sense of direction, motivation, a clear focus, and clarify importance. By setting goals, you are providing yourself with a target to aim for. A SMART goal is used to help guide goal setting. SMART is an acronym that stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely. Therefore, a SMART goal incorporates all of these criteria to help focus your efforts and increase the chances of achieving your goal. Many managers struggle with articulating the behaviour and why it's not working, let alone trying to translate it into a SMART objective. So, oftentimes, it gets brushed under the carpet and the team soldiers on. This stoicism results in the staff member not pulling their weight or getting the opportunity to develop, the rest of the team having to compensate, the manager's focus stepping down, to deal with the knock-on impacts. Everyone is slightly (or a lot) behind and nobody is really benefiting. There's no win-win here. In this book on SMART Goal Setting, you will discover: - Relationship between Job Descriptions and Performance Management - Limitations of using SMART with another person - 4 Different types of performance objectives - How to set a tangible behavioural SMART objective - Understanding the employee's expectations and assumptions - Understanding your own performance mindset, as a manager - Preparing for and conducting objective setting meetings If you read this book, you will understand the assumptions that are made that render some objectives dead upon arrival i.e., the objective is doomed before you've even left the room. This information will allow you to ask questions that prompt a proper discussion of what is really meant by the objective, allowing you to shape it into a realistic objective that you are likely to benefit from, both in the short-term and in your career, over the longer-term.

Why is it that some people consistently seem to get more done than others? The answer is that they know how to set specific, achievable goals for themselves...and then follow through on them. This revised and updated edition of Goal Setting features worksheets, quizzes, and other practical tools, giving you powerful techniques you can use to set a goal, make a plan, and acquire the resources and power necessary to achieve your objective. The book shows you how to: act upon their objectives in a precise, targeted way recognize obstacles and overcome them become more assertive change counterproductive behavior establish priorities make the most of their time Achieving goals takes hard work and discipline. This expanded edition of Goal Setting gives you the tools and techniques to accomplish anything.

This book provides guidelines for managers on how to set targets & goals in all functions & sectors of business. Drawing on examples & case studies from a wide range of company settings, the authors clearly explain the steps involved in setting objectives, how to anticipate & work with the concerns of staff & how to realize individual & team goal achievement. Among the topics examined are: - integrating target setting with existing systems - working models & tools to use - the inter-personal skills of target setting & review - balancing targets with other responsibilities - the psychology & technology of goal achievement.

Every day on the job, you face common challenges. And you need immediate solutions to those challenges.The Pocket Mentor Seriescan help. Each book in the series is packed with handy tools, self-tests, and real-life examples to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses and hone critical skills. Whether you're at your desk, in a meeting, or on the road, these portable, concise guides enable you to tackle the daily demands of your work with speed, savvy, and effectiveness. The latest volume in the series:Setting Goals Setting goals is a key part of any manager?s job. Through goal setting, you define business outcomes that you and your team will accomplish collectively and individually. Managed effectively, the goal-setting process creates a long-term vision that motivates you and your employees to reach even the most challenging objectives. Use this book to start setting goals more skillfully in your group. You?ll find a wealth of suggestions to help you: Define unit and individual goals and express them according to five crucial criteria Set the stage for successful achievement of the goals you?ve defined Surmount obstacles and monitor progress toward your goals Extract lessons you can use to define and achieve future goals

This E-Book was written with the Intent of providing you some basic skills to apply in your work-life or personal life, for yourself or for others – to ACHIEVE your GOALS, DEVELOP your full potential

Abstract: A guide for success seekers presents guidelines for analyzing personal goals. Goal analysis is the procedure and to describe the meaning of these goals, whether they deal with attitudes, appreciations, or un derstandings. Particular attention is given to attitude assessment and enrichment of interpersonal communications. Models, practical examples, and illustrations are presented throughout the text. (wz).