Establishing Performance Goals (Objective)

Establishing Performance Goals (Objectives) -- Mutually establishing and reviewing with employees the expectations that guide and motivate them toward objectives.

Research indicates that setting challenging, attainable program goals that are accepted by management and employees leads to high performance. Establishing Performance Goals (Objectives) will ensure that the performance of each employee contributes to your objectives and the plan of the organization. Goals help employees establish clear courses of action and remove any uncertainties about the job. Accomplishment of goals provides a sense of achievement.

Key Behaviors:

• Sets challenging and attainable expectations for employees based on program goals.
• Involves employees in setting program goals.
• Finds ways to measure achievement of program goals.
• Reviews progress toward goals with employees as needed.
• Gains employees' commitment to program goals.
• Ties goals to department and organization objectives.

Key Words -- commitment, standards, goals

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