7 Questions You Must Ask When Setting Goals

7 Questions You Must Ask When Setting Goals

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  Here are 7questions you need to ask to make sure objectives will be turned into results: 7 Questions You Should Ask When Setting Team Goals
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  7When is theright time to set a goal? ?
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  When is theright time to set a goal? Although people are more likely pursue their goals after a birthday or the first of the month, stop waiting for the right time, take action today. A survey of small business owners found that more than 80% don’t track their business goals, 77% of leaders have not achieved their company vision either. 80% 77%
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  Have I writtendown the goals? ?
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  Have I writtendown the goals? Writing down your goals gives you an 80% higher chance of achieving them. Before it’s not written down, it’s just a wish. On average, you have about 35 thoughts a minute. If your goals are only in your mind, they are invariably jumbled up, vague and uncertain in many ways.
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  Can everyone viewthe objectives? ?
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  Can everyone viewthe objectives? Clearly communicated and understandable objectives have a great impact on employee engagement. Use management technique practiced by Google - “Objectives and Key Results” to set and communicate goals to your team. Learn more: weekdone.com/resources/objectives-key-results.
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  USE AN OKRTOOL LIKE WEEKDONE TO SET AND MONITOR EMPLOYEE GOALS weekdone.com
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  Are my goalsSMART? ?
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  Studies clearly indicatethat setting specific, challenging, and obtainable goals enhances performance. S pecific R elevant M easurable T ime-bound A ttainable Are my goals SMART?
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  Are all objectivesaligned? ?
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  Employees who setgoals that are based on their personal strengths, are 7 times more likely to be engaged in their work. Are all objectives aligned? To increase the success rate, make sure personal, team and organizational objectives are all aligned.
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  Am I outof my comfort zone? ?
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  Am I outof my comfort zone? Specific, difficult goals are positively correlated to improved performance. Challenging goals lead to higher performance, as opposed to easy goals. Yet, when the goal is beyond reachable, it acts as a de-motivator. Make sure your goals fall in between these extremums.
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  Does everyone knowtheir next step? ?
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  Does everyone knowtheir next step? 63% of study respondents say that not knowing which work was the priority was the biggest waste of their time. Goals are useless unless you chunk them down into daily, weekly and monthly tasks required to accomplish them. Focus on the important, exercise effective weekly planning to turn objectives into results. To bring everyone on the team to the same page use PPP process. Learn more weekdone.com/resources/plans-progress-problems
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  USE AN OKRTOOL LIKE WEEKDONE TO SET AND MONITOR EMPLOYEE GOALS weekdone.com
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  RELATED CONTENT TIME MANAGEMENT GUIDE HOWTO SET SMART GOALS INTRODUCTION TO OKR - OBJECTIVES AND KEY RESULTS BY WEEKDONE WEEKLY STATUS REPORTS 12 BEST TIME MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES HOW TO SET S M A R T GOALS Objectives: • ambitious • qualitative • time bound • actionable by the team Key Results: • measurable and quantifiable • make the objective achievable • lead to objective grading • difficult, but not impossible The best practice of setting and communicating company, team and employee objectives and measuring their progress based on achieved results. Objectives and Key Results Company Team Personal