A new year means new goals, new business strategies and new objectives. When planning and implementing business orientated goals, you need to be clear, constructive and set achievable/realistic targets.
Not only this, but as a Team Leader, Head of Procurement or Manager, you must be able to communicate effectively, as your team may have questions, concerns or even suggestions.
Set Specific/Relevant Goals
When setting team achievements, your goals must be clear and well defined, as well as specifically targeted to the related business/subject. It is highly important to not stray away from the subject at hand and ensure that you have optimised the goal itself so that there is no confusion and a clear understanding of what needs to be achieved. Small specific goals will help keep your team motivated, as well as giving them a sense of accomplishment.
Set Measurable Goals
With goals that include measurable properties, it is important to ensure that you include the precise amounts, dates, and so on in your goals so you can measure your degree of success. You will want to make sure all the measurements are correct or as close to the estimation as possible. This will enable clear planning and help keep your team on task. By utilising measurable goals, your team will be able to acknowledge the progress they’ve made, encouraging them to stay inspired.
Set Attainable Goals
The biggest mistake made with goal planning is making unattainable goals. It is important to ensure that all the goals you set are realistic and achievable. If they’re not, your team may struggle to stay motivated. When creating long term goals, make sure that it’s possible to achieve the goals you set and utilise business processes/plans to help your team understand them. Frequent attainable goals will help keep your colleagues intrigued, encouraging a good work ethic.
Set Time-Bound Goals
By determining whether your goal is long term or short term, you can encourage a positive workforce. Having many short term goals will keep the team motivated, while the long term goal will enable the team to see the full picture, as well as the final result. Make sure your team knows the time frames for each goal so that they can work towards it. By not having set dates, the goal can be lost, promoting bad work ethics.
Overall, it is extremely important to set frequent goals. Your team must be able to understand the desired final result. By utilising all of these goals, you can ensure your team will stay on track and keep their work level to a high standard.
Start off this year with goals and see what you achieve!
