Planning Goals and Performance

Name: Planning Goals and Performance
Author: Laura Portolese

Learn how to set personal goals and manage company goals

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Course: On-Demand

(gentle upbeat music) Becoming a better employee and manager starts with having the right goals. In the following lessons, you'll learn how to set personal goals and manage company goals that are motivating and attainable. You'll also learn how to use the SWOT analysis to create short-term and long-term goals that improve your organization. Why is it important for company leaders to set goals and manage the performance of employees? Well, goals can provide a long-term vision for company objectives and a short-term vision for daily work. This helps employees at all levels by giving them a direction for certain projects and making work more meaningful. If you have a goal to work toward, it's easier to be productive and efficient in the workplace. Goals can also help employees manage their resources and prioritize their time. Individuals who don't focus on goals tend to have a hard time with specifics and clarity. This can negatively affect their performance and productivity levels. Goal setting can be motivational and inspirational. It can help employees focus on what's important and achieve personal satisfaction by following through on essential work. Setting goals can also help employees and managers measure work progress. If the goals are too general or vague, it can be difficult to monitor their progress or measure their completion. Effective goal setting allows individuals to evaluate the success of their current work and adjust as needed. Performance management and goal setting go hand in hand. Performance management is the process of ensuring that employee activities support organization's goals. Every employee has a part in achieving company-wide objectives by following their own set of individual goals. As a manager, it's important to understand the relationship between smaller individual goals and bigger organizational goals. For example, imagine that one of your company's strategic objectives is to increase overall sales by 10% over the next year. To meet this company-wide goal, employees may be asked to make 10 sales calls per week. By following this weekly quota, employees are contributing to the overall objective to increase sales by 10%. As you can see, performance management is an ongoing discussion between managers and employees, rather than a single conversation. By regularly evaluating employee progress and productivity, managers can ensure that their team continues to contribute valuable work to meet the objectives of the organization. Managers can support the long-term success of a company by coaching their team on short-term goals and daily performance.

Beginner Provider : Laura Portolese 4 Lessons · 11m in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese

Course Description

These lessons will address how performance management and goal setting go hand-in-hand. We will also cover the different types of goals, including time goals, process goals, and outcome goals. You’ll also learn critical elements of making goal-setting successful.

What You'll Learn

Identify the purpose and advantages of performance management and goal-setting
Distinguish between different types of goals, including time goals, process goals, and outcome goals
Use the planning tools available to help you and your employees set goals
Set individual goals based on team goals and align them with organizational goals
Apply the critical elements that make goal-setting successful

Key Takeaways

Performance management and goal setting go hand-in-hand.
Goals fall into different types, including time goals, process goals, and outcome goals.
Planning tools are available to help you and your employees set goals.
Individual goals can be set based on team goals and aligned with organizational goals.
There are critical elements that make goal-setting successful.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this course cover?

It covers how performance management and goal setting go hand-in-hand, the different types of goals (time goals, process goals, and outcome goals), and the critical elements of making goal-setting successful.

What will I be able to do after completing this course?

You will be able to identify the purpose and advantages of performance management and goal-setting, understand the tools available to help you and your employees set goals, and set individual goals based on team goals that are aligned with organizational goals.

What lessons are included?

The course includes Performance Management and Goal Setting, Planning Tools, Setting Appropriate Goals, and a Test Your Knowledge assessment.

What skills does this course help develop?

It supports skills in goal setting, task planning, team performance management, lesson planning, performance management, and performance-based budgeting.