Setting, Aligning, and Achieving Goals

Formats ⟩  Live Virtual: 4 hrs./1 Day  |  In-Person: 6 hrs./1 Day

The ability to set and align goals is beneficial for individuals both at work and in their personal lives. But, if a goal is fuzzy, generic, or does not have a timeframe, it is too easy to feel demotivated and procrastinate. We will teach you how to set SMART goals, allowing you to better visualize your goals and work towards a specific timeline. You will learn how to align your goals strategically and create action plans to achieve them.

Learning Objectives »

  • Discuss goal alignment and why it is important.
  • Develop SMART goals.
  • Implement goal alignment.
  • Devise a plan to achieve goals.
  • Identify strategies to put goals into action.
  • Monitor, review, and revise goals and plans.

Course Agenda

Performance Review Strategy

  1. What Is Goal Alignment?
  2. Why Is Goal Alignment Important?

Setting Your Goals

  1. Types of Goals
  2. SMART Goals
  3. SMART Goal Checklist
  4. SWOT Analysis
  5. Prioritizing Goals

Aligning Your Goals

  1. Aligning Company and Employee Goals
  2. Cascading Goals
  3. Individual Goals
  4. Aligned Goal Setting

Achieving Your Goals

  1. Devising a Plan
  2. Creating a List of Tasks
  3. Action Plan
  4. Next Actions List
  5. Strategies to Put Your Plan into Action
  6. Procrastination
  7. Monitoring, Reviewing, and Revising
  8. Once You Have Achieved a Goal
Coworkers working on project at table in modern studio - achieving goals - Effective Performance Reviews

Setting, Aligning, and Achieving Goals

Formats ⟩  Live Virtual: 4 hrs./1 Day  |  In-Person: 6 hrs./1 Day

The ability to set and align goals is beneficial for individuals both at work and in their personal lives. But, if a goal is fuzzy, generic, or does not have a timeframe, it is too easy to feel demotivated and procrastinate. We will teach you how to set SMART goals, allowing you to better visualize your goals and work towards a specific timeline. You will learn how to align your goals strategically and create action plans to achieve them.

Learning Objectives »

  • Discuss goal alignment and why it is important.
  • Develop SMART goals.
  • Implement goal alignment.
  • Devise a plan to achieve goals.
  • Identify strategies to put goals into action.
  • Monitor, review, and revise goals and plans.

Course Agenda

Performance Review Strategy

  1. What Is Goal Alignment?
  2. Why Is Goal Alignment Important?

Setting Your Goals

  1. Types of Goals
  2. SMART Goals
  3. SMART Goal Checklist
  4. SWOT Analysis
  5. Prioritizing Goals

Aligning Your Goals

  1. Aligning Company and Employee Goals
  2. Cascading Goals
  3. Individual Goals
  4. Aligned Goal Setting

Achieving Your Goals

  1. Devising a Plan
  2. Creating a List of Tasks
  3. Action Plan
  4. Next Actions List
  5. Strategies to Put Your Plan into Action
  6. Procrastination
  7. Monitoring, Reviewing, and Revising
  8. Once You Have Achieved a Goal