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Goal Setting. Presented BY Sharon Thornton Knop Chrysalis Professional Development Service. Goal Setting Video. Video. TOPICS. Create an understanding of Success & Goal Setting Develop long- term and short- term goals based on Mission/Vision
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Goal Setting Presented BY Sharon Thornton Knop Chrysalis Professional Development Service
Goal Setting Video Video
TOPICS • Create an understanding of Success & Goal Setting • Develop long-term and short-term goals based on Mission/Vision • Learn how to create SMART goals and action plans • Create an understanding of whyrelationship building is important to achieving goals • Learnstrategies for stayingcommitted to goals and overcomingsetbacks
What is success? • What matters to us(our values) (or company values/mission) • What we want to achieve (our objectives) • How we will achieve it (our plans) • And, How we will monitor our progress (our measurement)
Steps to making a Goal a Reality Values Mission Goals Plan
Mission Statement • Our purpose and direction • What we want to be remembered for • Reflects what makes us happy • Is in alignment with what we value • Challenges and inspires us
Steps to making a Goal a Reality Values Mission Goals Plan
When we achieve our goals: • We strengthen ourselves and build our confidence • Make ourselves more employable • Become a stronger asset to our organization
Eat that Frog, by Brian Tracy Rule: Long-term thinking improves short-term decision making
SMART Goals are: • S - Specific • M - Measurable • A - Attainable • R - Results Oriented • T - Timely
Specific GeneralSpecific To bring in more business To increase my sales by 10% To learn more To get an MBA by Fall 2013
Measurable GeneralSpecific To paint my house. To paint four rooms during the first quarter and three during the 2ndquarter of 2013. To improve my work To create 5 new strategies for processes. streamlining my work processes by March 1, 2013.
Achievable • Act in a local production by the end of the year. • Be a star on Broadway in 3 months.
Results Oriented • Establish a Talent Center which will allow Company XYZ to pivot employees to new roles in order to meet business demands. • Ensure production schedule is updated daily in order to guarantee lines have parts and meet consumer demand for products.
Timely • By the end of the reporting period, complete a report of competitor advertising expenses which will allow XYZ to measure competitiveness in the marketplace. • At least twice during the 1st quarter, complete a personal development training course related to communications in order to become a public speaker.
Questions to ask: • What? • Why? • When? • How will you know it is not met/met/exceed?
Formula for writing SMART goal To (verb)(subject), by(deadline/timeframe), (Why) Example: To earn an MBA by December of 2015 for the purpose of obtaining a new position.
Goal: To get a promotion To get a buy a new house To become an expert in my field
Action Plans • Planning allows us to think about the steps, resources, and strategies that we will need to achieve each goal.
EXAMPLE • Goal: To plant a vegetable garden by the end of May 2013, in order to grow our own food to save on grocery bills. • Action Plan: Activity Due Date Assigned Buy Seed 4/15/2013 SK Till Garden 5/1/2013 BK Plant seeds 5/8/2013 SK Water weekly SK/BK
Keeping Committed • How much do I want to achieve my goal? • How hard am I willing to work for it?
Relationship Building • Being Enthusiastic • Building Trust by Keeping Commitments • Becoming Genuinely Interested in Other People • Listening More – Talking Less
How do we Measure Progress? • Establish a baseline and measure achievement against it • Seek Feedback from Others • Identify Barriers to Success • Re-evaluate the Goal
Successful Goal Setting Identify Values Write Mission Determine SMART Goals Develop Action Plans Measure Success Re-evaluate
“What lies behinds us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us”. Oliver Wendell Holmes