2020 is here and this is the start of a New Year and a New Decade. Holiday season is almost over and it is now time for organizations and employees to get back to their usual drill. As a manager you need to make sure that you’re setting goals for the year and the decade to come.

Employee goals are an important part of the overall organizational goals you set during this time. Employee goal setting is a major responsibility for every manager. By setting attainable and realistic goals a supervisor cannot just help guide the improvement curve in an employee’s performance, but can strengthen the position of your employees and organization.

A popular management style by the name of Management by Objectives or MBO is a common technique applied by managers here. In this technique managers break down objectives set for the organization and see what is required from every employee as an individual. One identified, these objectives are handed over to all employees and their progress tracked for future appraisals and growth.

Some tips you can follow during this process include:

Invite Employees to Identify Job-Related Goals

One common criticism that employees have from supervisors and managers is that the goals they set aren’t a true depiction of what can realistically be achieved by these employees. Goal setting should include feedback from the employee, so that there are no glitches involved.

You can heed to this feedback by inviting employees over to meetings. Employees can chip in with the potential job-related goals they feel can be employed in their job.

Set SMART Goals

The SMART criteria pretty much sums up the entire process of goal setting for you. Before setting goals, make them go through the SMART criteria and see if they can be implementable.

Specific

The goals you list down for your employees should be specific and job related.

Measurable

The goals should be measurable, as in you should be able to track the efforts that your employees put in here.

Achievable

Setting unrealistic goals is just a mockery of your employees and their talent. Make the goals achievable.

Relevant

The goals should be relevant to the job they manage.

Time-Specific

The goals should have a specific time period, across which they should be judged.

Set Consistent Goals

Employees do compare goals and objectives with one another, and believe me when we say that it wouldn’t work well for you if you keep inconsistent goals for employees with similar responsibilities. Try to have consistent goals for all employees and make sure the rewards remain the same for them.

JS Benefits Consultant has been operating in the field of employee goal setting for several years and can draft the ideal employee goals for your workplace. Get in touch with us for a free consultation.