Goal setting is a powerful tool that can be used to motivate and challenge employees or yourself. Knowing that you have achieved a goal gives you a sense of accomplishment and gives you a way to keep track of what you have completed in the work place. Goal setting can be used in every type of workplace and with every level of employee, making it a flexible and very useful tool to learn.
Goal setting can be used in every type of work place and with every level of employee.
However, there is a right way and a wrong way to set goals. Well set goals are clear and you can objectively determine whether or not the goal has been reached. Poorly set goals are not clear and you can’t necessarily tell what it will look like once the goal has been achieved. The result is frustration and lack of effectiveness. We’ll look at several guidelines for setting goals in this chapter which you can take back to the workplace and start using right away.
