Goal Setting Workshop 2008

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 Introductions

Purpose of today’s Workshop

Your Workbook

Ground Rules

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 Program Design

Hour 1
Goal Setting Workshop –
Introduction, Perspective
on Jobs, Goals and
Competencies, SMART Hour 2
Goals Beyond the Workshop,
Get Set GOAL! -
Thinking about your Job
– Purpose, Activities and Hour 3&4
Challenges
Get Set GOAL! – Set
your Goals, Facilitator
Review, Interim
Submission of Goal
Sheet

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 Business Context

Multiple businesses / geographies

Different stages of maturity

Project and SLA based organization

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 Design of the Workshop

Emphasis on the Job route

Your job  Your goals

THE GOAL IS YOURS – OWN THE GOAL!

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 Objectives of the Workshop

At the end of this workshop

you should have an 85%
complete goal sheet consisting
of SMART goals

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 Some Typical Questions

My role keeps changing

My goals are not accurate
I already have a goal sheet… My team has
been setting goals every year
What about the Balanced Score Card?
Is this process going to make a difference?
I do not have a fixed set of responsibilities

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Understanding Jobs
 Key Aspects

Key Aspects of a Job

Job Purpose
Key responsibilities and Duties
Key Activities and Tasks
Interactions

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 Thinking about your Job – Perspective 1

Strategic – Policy
formulation and
strategic decision
making.
What aspect of your
Managerial –
effective acquisition, job is…
retention and Strategic
development of
resources Managerial
Operational
Operational –
effective running of
day to day
activities/operations

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 Thinking about your Job – Perspective 2

Focus on Focus on BEHAVIOR

RESULTS & SKILLS

Set
Performance Required
Goals Competencies

WHAT HOW

Excellent
Performance

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 Competencies

An underlying characteristic that drives

superior performance
CO MPETENCIE
S

Technical
Competencie
s s
E.g. Project Management – apply
project management principles to the
initiation, planning, execution and
closure stages of a project while
efficiently managing cost, quality and
time
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Behavioral
Competencie
E.g. Result Orientation (Delivering
the promise) – identifies, confronts
and overcomes barriers to successful
completion of a task or project.
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 How Many Goals

“If you chase

two rabbits,
both will
A goal is escape…”
something you
want to achieve! Too many
goals defeat
the purpose

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 GMR PMP Process

Achievement
of Goals 70%
Score

Final
Performance
Score

Assessment of
Values &
Beliefs 30%
Score

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 GMR Values & Beliefs

Respect for
individual Humility

Entrepreneurship
Learning
V&B

Deliver the Teamwork

promise &
Relationship
Social
Responsibility

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 Types of Goals

Types of Goals

Problem Solving Goals Project Goals – For

– Solving specific
issues. E.g. Reduce non-
budgeted expenditure
Majority of
by 5%
Maintenance Goals –
Continuous job
responsibilities. E.g.
Generate pay checks
by end of every month
specific one time
projects, new services &
operations. E.g. SAP
goals
implementation by June
3rd
Learning Goals -
Learning a new job or
developing a new skill.
E.g. Improve written
communication skills

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 SMART Goals

Relevant
S M A R T Timeline

Specifi Measurable Attainable

cGoals should be A goal must be capable of
Measuring your goals being reached. The goal
straightforward and
helps you stay on track. If must be achievable and
specific.
you can’t measure it, you still stretching. So you
Answer the questions –
can’t manage it. How feel you can do it and it
Who, What, Where,
much? How many? will need a real
When, Which, Why
commitment from you.

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 SMART Goals

Specifi
c SMART
Measurable
Relevant Timeline
The goal must be able to
Attainabl produce an impact or
Set a timeframe for the
goal. Putting an end
e change. In addition, the
point on your goal
goal must also be
gives you a clear target
important to the
to work towards.
organization.

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Goal – Respond to a ‘Request for
Proposal’
SMART Goal – Respond to a
RFP in adherence to the
company’s policies within two
weeks of receipt along with
required inputs from the
Construction as well as
Engineering team.
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Example – SMART goals
Goal – Hire a consultant
SMART Goal – Appoint an
external consultant with expertise
in the area of Engineering and
Design by June 3rd and draw a
Service Level Agreement in
adherence to the company’s
policies.
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 Set Goals with Measurements

Measurements provide a method of feedback and evaluation

Goals with Measurements

Objective Measurements –
Quantitative measurement,
specific end result
e.g. Cost, Revenue, Output
Subjective Measurements
– Depends on a view point,
subjective end result
E.g. Opinions, Experience,
Perception, Customer
Satisfaction

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 Beyond Goals

The Performance Management Cycle

Planning – Set
goals, Identify
support and
barriers

Review –
Assess –
Discuss results,
Development
Review and
plans
refine goals

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 The Goal Setting Worksheet

A Quick Job Analysis Goal Setting – Goals,

– Activities, Target, Responsibility,
Responsibilities and Support and Action
Challenges Plans

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 Beyond This Workshop

By the end of this workshop you should have a 85%

completed goal sheet consisting of SMART goals
Next Steps
Review the goals that you have set in this workshop
Discuss them with your supervisor
Finalize your goal sheet
Get a sign off from your supervisor
Send us your completed goal sheet within 10 days from today

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 Contact Us

Get in touch with your Trainer / Facilitator directly for any

queries

Contact us over email at the following address

gset_help@thinkingsteps.in

Send in your final goal sheet at

gset_final@thinkingsteps.in

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 Prizes to be Won!!

All participants to get souvenirs on

submission of signed-off goal sheets.

Early bird prizes for the first 100

completed goal sheets in each location

Two prizes in each session for the best

goal sheet

All prizes and souvenirs will be

announced at the end of all programs
(mid-June)

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Get Set GOAL!!