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Common goal-setting pitfalls and solutions

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Goals feel mandated and disconnected

Focus goal setting on how employees’ work connects with their individual purpose and with the organizational strategy.

Common goal-setting pitfalls and solutions Goals feel mandated and disconnected: Focus goal setting on how employees’ work connects with their individual purpose and with the organizational strategy. Goals are siloed: Collaborate with key stakeholders to identify interdependencies and align on goals. Goals become outdated and forgotten: Conduct check-ins to ensure that employees’ goals support their ongoing performance, development, and engagement. Goals prioritize quick wins over long-term success: Differentiate between short-term task-driven performance goals and long-term outcome-driven learning goals.

Goals are siloed

Goals prioritize quick wins over long-term success

Goals become outdated and forgotten

Solution

Collaborate with key stakeholders to identify interdependencies and align on goals.

Solution

Differentiate between short-term task-driven performance goals and long-term outcome-driven learning goals.

Solution

Conduct check-ins to ensure that employees’ goals support their ongoing performance, development, and engagement.

Solution

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Common goal-setting pitfalls and solutions

Goals feel mandated and disconnected: Focus goal setting on how employees’ work connects with their individual purpose and with the organizational strategy.

Goals are siloed: Collaborate with key stakeholders to identify interdependencies and align on goals.

Goals become outdated and forgotten: Conduct check-ins to ensure that employees’ goals support their ongoing performance, development, and engagement.

Goals prioritize quick wins over long-term success: Differentiate between short-term task-driven performance goals and long-term outcome-driven learning goals.