This is a presentation I used when I gave a 3-hours workshop that introduces appropriate goals setting and committing to our goals.

2. Goal Setting & Commitment
Presented by Mohamad Bajouk
Inspirit Academy

3. GoalA goal is something that we want enough that we
make an effort to reach it

4. Learning Objectives
• Know why you should set goals
• Get to know the different temporal horizons of goal-setting
• Know how to reach your goals with the SMART-method
• Understand Commitment

5. Why Should You Set Goals For
Yourself?
Goals...
determine the direction of your actions

6. Why Should You Set Goals For
Yourself?
Goals...
determine the direction of your actions
help you to stay on top of things

7. Why Should You Set Goals For
Yourself?
Goals...
determine the direction of your actions
help you stay on top of things
help you focus on the important things

8. Why Should You Set Goals For
Yourself?
Goals...
 determine the direction of your actions
 helps you stay on top of things
 helps you focus on the important things
 answer the question “Why do I do what I do?”

9. Why Should You Set Goals For
Yourself?
Goals...
 determine the direction of your actions
 helps you stay on top of things
 helps you focus on the important things
 answer the question “Why do I do what I do?”
 Helps you be the best you can be

10. Why Should You Set Goals For
Yourself?
Goals...
 determine the direction of your actions
 helps you stay on top of things
 helps you focus on the important things
 answer the question “Why do I do what I do?”
 Helps you be the best you can be
 serve to monitor success

11. Goals are the main source of MOTIVATION

12. Considering the Temporal Horizon
You differentiate…
• Long – Term Goals
• Medium – Term Goals
• Short – Term Goals

13. Setting Goals...based on temporal horizon
You differentiate
• Long – Term Goals
• Medium – Term Goals
• Short – Term Goals
• Includes, for example, your professional
career and the career thereafter
• Continues throughout numerous years
• Are visionary but realistic

14. Setting Goals...based on temporal horizon
• e.g. operative goals that are specific for a
department of a large corporation
(yearly and/or quarterly goals)
You differentiate
 Long – Term Goals
 Medium – Term Goals
 Short – Term Goals

15. Setting Goals...based on temporal horizon
• Are related to short-term and reasonable
time periods. For the management of the
company it is often common practice to use
the fiscal year. However, it could also be
extremely short – term goals and/or
seasonal goals such as the completion of a
project.
You differentiate
 Long – Term Goals
 Medium – Term Goals
 Short – Term Goals

16. Setting Goals – The SMART-
Formula
• In project management you usually have the ultimate
project goal as well as intermediate goals (milestones)
• Respectively there are big goals and smaller goals, as
well as intermediate goals in your professional career
• Often times we do not reach our goals because our goals
are not clearly defined, we expect too much, or we do
not come up with intermediate goals

17. Setting Goals – The SMART-
Formula
• Often times management set very vague goals such as: „we
have to improve customer satisfaction, increase profitability,
and improve productivity and efficiency.“
• With the implementation of „SMART“, goals turn into clear
messages that can be measured, reviewed, and monitored
which we will see in the next example...

18. Setting Goals – The SMART-Formula

19. Setting Goals – The SMART-Formula - Example
• For example, you set the followig goal: „ The goals is to
increase the revenues of product X/Y by 10 percent until June
30th.“
• This goal is specific, it is also measurable!
• The goal also has to be realistic, therefore, the 10 percent
should be obtainable by the employee. Due to the fact that
management communicates the 30th of June as a due date for
the goal it is also terminated to a specific day.

20. Writing Down your Goals
Shows intention and commitment
Makes the idea more concrete
Brings clarity
Motivates + builds confidence
More likely to be achieved
Can be reviewed
- The number of people who set business and/or personal
goals: 3% of the population.
- The number of people who set business and/or personal
goals AND write them down: 1% of the population.

21. Personal Vs. Professional
GOALS

23. Commitment

24. Commitment

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