Goals are a great motivation tool as they provide you with
direction to follow and a vision to work towards.
Your goals will
reflect day to day tasks and work, plus challenging and stretching targets.
They should promote your accountability and include team goals to promote
productivity towards the right things, allowing you to take pride in the
achievement of your accomplishments.
Both you and your manager as responsible for your goals. Agree
them together and be aware priorities and deadlines might change as you
progress.
Before your goal setting meeting, both of you should think about
possible goals and behaviours; taking the direction of your service in to
consideration.
Questions to ask yourself:
For goal writing
tips see the Using SMART to set goals eLearning. SMART uses an acronym to guide
you in setting clear, comprehensive goals.
Once you have an
idea of your goals you may wish to use the OUTCOMES model to improve your
understanding, motivation and commitment to what you’ve set for yourself. You
can work through this individually or together with your manager.
During the process of creating your
goals, be sure to think of the why. Why is it
important for you to achieve that goal? Knowing the why provides you with a
sense of purpose and increases motivation. If you’re unclear of your why,
discuss with your manager.