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Little Book of Big Management Theories, The, 2nd Edition
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Little Book of Big Management Theories, The, 2nd Edition

by James McGrath, Bob Bates
June 2017
Beginner
288 pages
5h 32m
English
Pearson Business
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THEORY 46

LOCKE’S GOAL SETTING THEORY

Use when you want to motivate, monitor and control staff by using targets.

Edwin Locke claimed that there was a relationship between how difficult and specific a goal was and how well a team performed.

Locke's Goal Setting Theory

The five principles that underpin successful goal setting:

  • Clarity: When a goal is clear and specific, there is less misunderstanding within the team about who is expected to do what, to what standard and within what timeframe.
  • Challenge: Teams are motivated by challenge and achievement. A ‘good’ goal is one which is difficult but doable and which team members believe will give them great satisfaction ...
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