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- 1. GOAL SETTING Ken Tubbs GreekLife Office Case Western Reserve University
- 2. Why is GoalSetting Important? Goal Setting… Creates a unified chapter vision Creates chapter unity Allows opportunity for chapter members to raise concerns Spreads responsibility Provides opportunity to assess chapter resources Unties the chapter with their advisory board
- 3. Chapter Assessment Assessingthe state of the chapter is important to craft where the chapter needs to focus goal setting Assessment requires honesty and the desire to improve the culture of the chapter Two ways to assess the chapter: SWOT SOAR
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- 5. SWOT Assessment Strengths • Whatis the chapter doing well? • What is the most meaningful about being a member? • What does the community think you do best? Weaknesses • What are areas the chapter has always struggled? • What are chapter members complaining about? • What do we want to work on? Opportunities • What are resources on campus we can use to assist us? • What changes can we make to impact the chapter? • Who can we recruit to help Threats • What happens if we do not address the issues? • What is there on campus that can hold us back? • Who in the chapter will fight the changes?
- 6. Why do aSWOT Assessment? Pro’s Addresses primary issues Provides time to discuss resources available Gives a holistic view of the chapter Con’s Touches only surface concerns No future thinking When is a SWOT Assessment helpful? First time a chapter is holding a goal setting session There is a negative chapter culture First time advisor: You can have a snapshot of the chapter Newly elected Executive Board
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- 8. SOAR Assessment Strengths • Whatis the chapter doing well? • What is the most meaningful about being a member? • What does the community think you do best? Opportunities • What are resources on campus we can use to assist us? • What changes can we make to impact the chapter? • Who can we recruit to help us? Aspirations • What do we want the chapter to be? • What type of legacy do we want to leave? • How will we impact others in Results • How will we know when we have reached our aspirations? • How will we measure growth?
- 9. Why do aSOAR Assessment? Pro’s Forward-focused assessment Provides opportunity to create a chapter vision Uses positive psychology Con’s Does not discuss external resources that can assist the chapter Does not address major concerns if there are any When is a SOAR Assessment helpful? Experienced Executive Board looking to hold a fall retreat Trying to create a long term vision Few major issues are present in the chapter Discussing higher level topics
- 10. Goal Setting Onceyou have completed an assessment of the chapter, you can start focusing on creating goals It is important to challenge the students to create goals for the chapters and goals for themselves, whether they have a position or not Once all the goals are created it is important to share the goals with each other Goals should follow the SMART structure
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- 12. Specific What isthe exact goal to reach. Use numbers and hard data to know when you have accomplished the goal Example: Bad: We will recruit a huge class this year Good: We will recruit twenty people this year Great: We will recruit twenty people who all reach our membership criteria this year Specific goals should provide structure and direction for the chapter
- 13. Measurable How doyou know when you have reached the goal Use numbers, dates, and percentages Bad: We are going to be more involved in service projects this year Good: We will perform 500 hours of community service this year Great: We will perform 500 hours of community service by April 1st by holding 5 large service events and hosting weekly events leading to a minimum of 20 hours per week Measurable goals provide benchmarks and checks and balances to the daily activities of the chapter
- 14. Attainable Is thisgoal realistic within the time frame decided? This is often either a yes or no question: No: We will host a social event every weekend throughout the year Yes: We will host one social event a month It is important for the chapter members to decide if it is realistic or not. They are the ones who will be accomplishing it.
- 15. Relevant This isan area for the chapter members to decide if this addresses their assessment needs Answered either yes or no This should relate to the assessment that they have already completed No: We want to host more social events(we can’t manage our finances to afford them) Yes: We want to collect 90% of dues by October 30th (can lead to more programming, events, etc).
- 16. Time-Based This meansthat every goal that you create has a time frame on it This will create a deadline to either view how successful the chapter has been or to reassess the goals and adjust accordingly Bad: We will increase the amount of names on our names list Good: We will add 200 names to our names list this year Great: We will add 200 names to our names list by September 15th
- 17. Assessment and GoalSetting By constantly assessing and setting goals for chapters, the chapter can start making significant changes that will help grow the chapter culture Although it might be easy to make goals for major events or chapter operations, it might be more meaningful to also assess the smaller pieces of the chapter (Ritual education, how finances are collected, chapter communication to name a few)
- 18. Thanks! If youhave any questions, please contact: Ken Tubbs Greek Life Assistant of Ritual KRT31@case.edu