Goal Setting

A critical skill for now!

All successful people set goals of one sort or another in both their personal and business lives. In a rapidly changing environment, the ability to identify objectives, determine priorities and take actions to achieve specific outcomes is vital.
Without this ability, you cannot communicate to your team members where they are headed or what is expected of them and you will not be able to balance the competing needs of tasks, team and the individuals you supervise.

Why set goals?
Having clearly defined goals helps you to focus on what is important.It also gives you a long-term vision that helps you prioritise activities and concentrate on the key 20% that produce 80% of results.
Personal goal setting and planning ultimately help you to achieve what you want to achieve, by identifying where you want to go and what steps will help you get there.
Goals also give you structure (reasons for doing certain things or not doing them). They provide clear criteria for you to make decisions. Therefore, any time spent in goal setting and planning will bring significant benefits. If you are supervising others you need to be able to identify the tasks and priorities that are of importance to both you and your team members.

Goals, values and priorities
One way to begin goal setting is to firstly think about your own values and priorities. Then identify the different roles you have in your life, such as partner, parent, child, manager, employee, friend, community member and so on. For each role you have, you can set personal goals and action plans and allocate time to ensure these goals are achieved.

Successful goal setting requires thought and consideration.

However, by putting some time into thinking about what you want to achieve in your life, both professionally and personally, and writing these hopes and aspirations down, you are much more likely to achieve them.

Tony Pearson
Director Infinity Performance Solutions
Tony can be contacted at Infinity Performance Solutions by phone, 0412 412 577 or by email, tony@infinityperformancesolutions.com.au.