How to set effective, actionable team goals? Read more: https://blog.weekdone.com/team-goal-setting-questions-to-ask/ The closer we get to the end of the year, the more serious people become with goal setting. That's not a surprise, since we all tend to pursue our goals more likely after a birthday or the first of the month. Nevertheless, as a team leader, you can't wait for the appropriate moment to set and communicate team goals. You need actionable plan now, today. Here are 7 questions you should ask when setting team goals. These questions help you reflect on the process and come up with objectives you really need to nail: 1. When is the right time for goal setting? 2. Have I written down the team goals? 3. Can everyone view the objectives? 4. Are my goals SMART? 5. Are all objectives aligned? 6. Am I out of my comfort zone? 7. What is the next step? Read more: https://blog.weekdone.com/team-goal-setting-questions-to-ask/

1. Here are 7 questions you need to
ask to make sure objectives will be
turned into results:
7 Questions You
Should Ask When
Setting Team Goals

2. 7When is the right time to set a goal?
?

3. When is the right time to set a goal?
Although people are more likely pursue their goals after a birthday
or the first of the month, stop waiting for the right time, take
action today.
A survey of small business
owners found that more than
80% don’t track their business
goals, 77% of leaders have not
achieved their company vision
either.
80%
77%

4. Have I written down the goals?
?

5. Have I written down the goals?
Writing down your goals gives
you an 80% higher chance of
achieving them.
Before it’s not written down, it’s just a wish. On average, you have
about 35 thoughts a minute. If your goals are only in your mind,
they are invariably jumbled up, vague and uncertain in many ways.

6. Can everyone view the objectives?
?

7. Can everyone view the objectives?
Clearly communicated and
understandable objectives
have a great impact on
employee engagement.
Use management technique practiced by Google - “Objectives and
Key Results” to set and communicate goals to your team.
Learn more: weekdone.com/resources/objectives-key-results.

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9. Are my goals SMART?
?

10. Studies clearly indicate that setting specific, challenging, and
obtainable goals enhances performance.
S pecific
R elevant
M easurable
T ime-bound
A ttainable
Are my goals SMART?

11. Are all objectives aligned?
?

12. Employees who set goals that
are based on their personal
strengths, are 7 times more
likely to be engaged in their
work.
Are all objectives aligned?
To increase the success rate, make sure personal, team and
organizational objectives are all aligned.

13. Am I out of my comfort zone?
?

14. Am I out of my comfort zone?
Specific, difficult goals are
positively correlated to
improved performance.
Challenging goals lead to higher performance, as opposed to easy
goals. Yet, when the goal is beyond reachable, it acts as a
de-motivator. Make sure your goals fall in between these
extremums.

15. Does everyone know their next step?
?

16. Does everyone know their next step?
63% of study respondents say
that not knowing which work
was the priority was the
biggest waste of their time.
Goals are useless unless you chunk them down into daily, weekly
and monthly tasks required to accomplish them. Focus on the
important, exercise effective weekly planning to turn objectives
into results. To bring everyone on the team to the same page use
PPP process. Learn more
weekdone.com/resources/plans-progress-problems

17. USE AN OKR TOOL LIKE WEEKDONE
TO SET AND MONITOR EMPLOYEE GOALS
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