1. Professional Goal
Setting
FOR THE COLLABORATIVE GROWTH OF ORGANIZATION AND
INDIVIDUALS

2. Why Goals..?
ESTABLISHING CLEAR AND MEASURABLE GOALS
IS THE KEY
TO SUCCESS AND GROWTH
OF BOTH
THE EMPLOYEE AND THE EMPLOYER

4. A Professional Goal Should
Strategically Align Individual
Growth With the Progress of
the Company
How should the goal
be..??

6. SMART Goals
S – Specific
M –
Measurable
A –
Achievable
R – Realistic
T – Time
Bound

7. • Customer/Client Oriented
• Organizational Goals
• Process Goals
• Employee Goals
• And more…
Specific Goals

8. Not operating on a binary system of
“complete vs. incomplete” statuses
Ongoing advancement toward something is
more significant.
Every step taken to accomplish the goal is
another objective complete
Every goal completed is another level up.
Measurable Goals

9. • Is this reasonably attainable
?
• Does the team member have
the tools, resources and
experience they need to get
it done ?
• Have other folks in related
roles been successful with
similar goals?”
Achievable Goals

10. Do not set lofty goals and
expectations this early in the
game.
If the goal is too difficult to
achieve, it can result in
frustrations and a feeling of
stagnation and failure, leading
to burnout.
Realistic Goals

11. Create tangible rewards
Monetary compensations
Incentives like additional days off,
Public praise and appreciation
Accomplished Goals

12. set up a “post-mortem”
Work one-on-one to understand what went
wrong
Un-accomplished Goals