Objective setting is an important aspect of performance management and ensuring personnel are contributing as required to the strategic goals of the organisation. Objectives should help to motivate and engage employees by providing clarity of what they need to achieve in their role and by when Setting clear and precise goals and objectives ensure that everyone is working towards the same goal, allowing for business and personal growth. When setting objectives, brainstorm different ways you can reach the end result. Draw out your action plan to be more specific on how to achieve your objective. For each key result, think about how performance can be evaluated. The more specific you are, the clearer expectations will be. Objectives clarify priorities and allow employees to allocate their time and resources more effectively. They also introduce a way of understanding how work will be measured and evaluated, thus enabling employees to evaluate their own performance, and make adjustments as necessary. This course aims to help you write effective objectives that deliver results. It covers the importance of goals and objectives and why we need them, the barriers to you achieving your objectives and how to overcome them, what SMART objectives are and how to write and identify them and concludes with some tips for successful objective setting.
This course will cover the following modules:
Why Goals and Objectives are Important
SMART Objectives
Tips for Successful Objective Setting
