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Goal Setting: A Managers Role vs. the Employee 's Role

"How do you get your employees to perform better?" "Are your employees focused, motivated, organized and driven?" "What goals have been established for your employees?"

These are a few of the many questions I asked to multiple managers within the company that I work for. Being a relatively new employee, working there for a little over a year, I wanted to ask these questions. Not to see how different managers felt about specific employees, but to get an overall view of how their jobs as managers directly affected each and everyone 's job performance. Management is a science of how an individual works with a group of people, oversees their performance, and tries to …show more content…

They have to always be aware of what 's going on so that they can make the adjustments that are required. This is a continual process that stays intact for as long as the goals are being implemented. Once the goals have changed, the four pillars of goal setting for a manager must be reshaped. With goals set forth and employees on the move it is important once again to do some investigating. We already looked at ways managers go through their goal setting process. Let 's now enter into the realm of how the employee motivates themselves in their goal setting adventure. It is said that many top performers have one thing in common; they set clear, actionable goals and stay focused on them. While most people understand the importance of goals, the most effective take an extra step of writing down their goals and steps to achieve them. This is important because, ultimately, reflecting on why they hope

to achieve their goals, rather than simply knowing what their goals are, is what motivates them to pursue their given goals. Take a page from the top-performer playbook and create your own SMART goals. The letters can stand for various words, but one popular interpretation is:

S = Specific M = Measurable A = Attainable R = Relevant T = Time-Bound

A simple yet effective way of setting and monitoring goals is by using the SMART goal structure. The SMART goal structure is a proven method to create a goal that is reasonable and easy

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