Manager's Toolkit

Setting Goals That Others Will Pursue

Committing to an Outcome

Key Topics Covered in This Chapter

•Why goals must originate in the strategic objective of the enterprise

•Top-down and bottom-up goal setting

•The characteristics of effective goals

•Developing goals for the unit and oneself

•Setting priorities

•A four-step process for accomplishing goals

•After-action review

 

GOAL SETTING is a process for defining targets you plan to achieve. It is one of the essential functions of management. When you set goals, you commit to outcomes that you can accomplish personally or through your subordinates. Goal setting makes it possible to focus limited ...