Part of your business planning process is writing goals. A goal is a common term that we’re all familiar with but the ability to reach goals in a measurable way is quite a different story.
Goals should be tied to your organization’s strategy or your strategic plan. Goals simply take the organization’s vision and look at where it is going and maps out the steps to get there. When writing goals, use our working model for SMART Goals:
S M A R T Goals
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
Timely
All Goals MUST answer the following questions:
What, How, Who, When.
Those questions can be answered by creating your goal work sheet and seeing a visual of it.
Example Goal Work Sheet
| Goal (what) | Tactical Steps (how) | Responsible Person (who) | Due Date (when) | Status |
| Reduce office supply costs by 10% by the end of the 4thquarter. | 1. perform audit of supply costs;
2. perform audit of supply usage; 3. identify persons or departments with highest supply usage; 4. identify wasteful usage; 5. evaluate supplier agreements; 6. shop suppliers; 7. negotiate supplier rates; 8. create standard supply list and supply utilization controls; |
Jack Smith | By December 31st. |
One of the most important things with writing goals is the follow-up through completion of goals. A goal document is no more than a mere piece of paper if there is not a person (s) held accountable to achieving those goals. Set your goals and hold people accountable, make them responsible, but also give them the authority to achieve their goals. Without authority they cannot be held responsible, ultimately you are!
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