Goal Setting

Make your employees’ development visible by defining and tracking both qualitative and quantitative targets.

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Goal setting features that promote productivity and progress

High-performing individuals are typically goal-oriented and focused on achieving clear results that are aligned to business plans. Goal setting is extremely important to motivate these employees. And the goals should be specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time bound (SMART). The goal setting feature is designed to help employees create SMART objectives that are:

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Aligned to company objectives, job-specific and attainable

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Consistent with goals for other employees with similar responsibilities

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Associated with a specific performance review (time-bound)

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Easily amended at any time to flex with business changes

Stay on top of your goals with reminders & notifications

Automated reminders and notifications keep the team informed of new comments, goal progression and completion, and more.

See employee goals in a single status report

The Goal Status report gives executives a bird’s-eye view of overall progress within departments. Managers also have the ability to monitor team-wide goal progress, and add comments all from the one report.

Goal Setting FAQs

Why is goal setting important?

A key ingredient in improving performance and achieving success in any business is the ability to set goals. Regular goal setting is a core element and a fundamental aspect of business success. Goal setting comes from a desire to improve performance by aiming towards outcomes that will result in benefits for the wider business and the individual.

Why use goal setting software?

Our system nurtures a culture of continuous improvement by documenting SMART goals for each Team Member. Accountability is built in to ensure the follow up of goals is achieved with detailed and real time reports accessible for the Manager. The Team Member receives automated reminders if their goals fall behind. The system creates opportunities to celebrate and reward the achievement of goals by the Team Member.

What are the key principles of effective goal setting?

Must be own goals which drive achievement of strategic business goals
Must be stated positively
Must be high enough to challenge and motivate
Must be SMART goals
High level of accountability is built in (measurable progress in reasonable time)
Based on internalised values
Requires the motivational force created by a positive mental image of the future
Documenting goals forces clarify and crystallises thinking
It takes time to change habits and develop new skills that will increase performance
Precise and systematic measurement of ongoing progress ensures success

What are SMART goals?

SMART is an acronym that stands for specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound.

What is the ideal way to structure the wording of a goal?

The documentation of goals provides a basis for action, saves time, increases motivation and allows measurement of progress. The best method to document a goal is:

By [insert date in the future], I will have [insert goal] so that [insert reason why this goal is important]

For example:

“By December 2022, I will have implemented a new accounts payable system so that we can save 3 hours a day and reduce costs by $10,500 per annum”