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Slide 1: Goal Setting
Slide 2: Quote  If you don't know where you are going, you're likely to wind up somewhere else! www.readysetpresent.com Page 2
Slide 3: Quotes   ”Can you tell me please which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat. “I don’t much care where,” said Alice. “Then it doesn’t matter which way you walk,” said the Cat.   www.readysetpresent.com Page 3
Slide 4: What Can Happen  (1 of 3) Employees at all levels without work goals often have about as much direction as Alice, which explains why, to their superiors, they sometimes look like they have fallen down rabbit holes and ended up at Mad Hatters’ tea parties. It matters a good deal which way one walks when there’s a goal up ahead to act as a beacon. www.readysetpresent.com Page 4 
Slide 5: What Can Happen  (2 of 3) Personal performance goals can spur employees to new achievements, reward them with a sense of accomplishment when a goal is reached, and link their actions directly to the objectives and plans of the organization. www.readysetpresent.com Page 5
Slide 6: What Can Happen  (3 of 3) Goals can give employees control over their own jobs and, at the same time, give managers a tool for monitoring their employees’ performance. – All this is at no cost to the organization! www.readysetpresent.com Page 6
Slide 7: Question  Why, then, are so many employees either taking it one day at a time or racing on a treadmill that never seems to lead anywhere? And why are they being measured against a subjective scale that often focuses more on how they act than on what they accomplish? www.readysetpresent.com Page 7 
Slide 8: Program Objectives     (1 of 2) Know the seven steps for goal setting. Know the six characteristics of goal setting. Be able to correctly write a personal, professional goal. Be able to help a co-worker write a personal, professional goal. www.readysetpresent.com Page 8
Slide 9: Program Objectives   (2 of 2) Spur employees to new achievements. Reward them with a feeling of success when they reach each goal. Link their actions directly to the objectives of the organization.  www.readysetpresent.com Page 9
Slide 10: What We Can Accomplish  “Here we will show managers how to help themselves and employees set individual as well as team goals that contribute significantly to the organization’s productivity and growth.” www.readysetpresent.com Page 10
Slide 11: A Challenge Please write a definition of G O A L S E T T I N G. www.readysetpresent.com Page 11
Slide 12: Definition  Goal: – The purpose toward which an endeavor is directed; an end; an objective.  Goal Setting: – To set or adjust for proper functioning. www.readysetpresent.com Page 12
Slide 13: Why People Do Not Set Goals     Do not understand the importance of goals. Do not know how to set goals. Fear of rejection. Fear of failure. www.readysetpresent.com Page 13
Slide 14: Fear www.readysetpresent.com Page 14
Slide 15: Fear     F = False E = Evidence A = Appearing as R = Real www.readysetpresent.com Page 15
Slide 16: Points of View www.readysetpresent.com Page 16
Slide 17: Seven Types Of Goals www.readysetpresent.com Page 17
Slide 18: Goal Integration www.readysetpresent.com Page 18
Slide 19: What is your next step? www.readysetpresent.com Page 19
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