{"id":1993,"date":"2014-01-19T08:53:32","date_gmt":"2014-01-19T16:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/careersingovernment.com\/tools\/?p=1993"},"modified":"2014-04-22T13:02:44","modified_gmt":"2014-04-22T20:02:44","slug":"set-meaningful-performance-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/resources\/hr-tips\/set-meaningful-performance-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Meaningful Performance Goals: Do, Not Be"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/resources\/hr-tips\/set-meaningful-performance-goals\/attachment\/be-goal-do-goals\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1995\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1995\" src=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/be.goal_.do_.goals_.jpg\" alt=\"be.goal.do.goals\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/be.goal_.do_.goals_.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/be.goal_.do_.goals_-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/be.goal_.do_.goals_-480x336.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Are you a finisher?\u00a0 Do you love the feel of completing a task and checking it off your list?\u00a0 Goal completion is a strong human motivator. \u00a0\u00a0Yet, writing significant goals that have a positive impact on the work environment can be tough.\u00a0 Here\u2019s a framework to consider the next time you begin to draft performance goals for yourself or an employee.<\/p>\n<p>Goals fall into two categories:\u00a0 <b>\u201cbe\u201d goals<\/b> and <b>\u201cdo\u201d goals<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Be goals are goals that define an expectation for how the employee is to act.\u00a0 Goals that describe how we want the employee to \u201cbe\u201d are behavioral. Examples of \u201cbe\u201d goals include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide helpful customer service to each citizen who comes to the counter.<\/li>\n<li>Arrive to work by 8:00 a.m. each morning.<\/li>\n<li>Wear your personal protective equipment at all times on the jobsite.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Because \u201cbe\u201d goals describe how you want the person to behave, they are on-going and often very difficult to measure.\u00a0 When you describe how you expect an employee to perform the work the outcome is often a general description of your expectations. Be goals usually are also expressed in your policies, procedures, and other documentation.\u00a0 Generally \u201cbe\u201d goals apply to anyone in the job, rather than to a specific individual. As a result, they are usually not very exciting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Instead of developing \u201cbe\u201d goals, focus on writing \u201cdo\u201d goals.<\/b><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0 Do goals define specific outcomes and are easily measured.\u00a0 Do goals can be observed and establish a clear path for the employee to follow. Examples of \u201cdo\u201d goals are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conduct all required preventive maintenance activities on the ABC pump each month and document the completion of the work in the monthly log.<\/li>\n<li>Research available electronic payment systems and write a report on your findings, including recommendations for moving forward by April 30.<\/li>\n<li>Write a procedure manual for the establishment of new clients and present it to the team for approval by August 15.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While \u201cbe\u201d goals can be developed as specific, measurable, and time-focused, they are often so general that they do not challenge the employee to complete something tangible.\u00a0 To more fully motivate employees with your goal-setting process, focus on drafting \u201cdo\u201d goals that challenge them to produce a concrete result.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">You can find a complete discussion of goal setting as part of the performance evaluation process in my book, <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/managementeducationgroup.com\/painless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Painless Performance Evaluations<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">: A Practical Approach to Managing Day-to-Day Employee Performance.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a finisher?\u00a0 Do you love the feel of completing a task and checking it off your list?\u00a0 Goal completion is a strong human motivator. \u00a0\u00a0Yet, writing significant goals that have a positive impact on the work environment can be tough.\u00a0 Here\u2019s a framework to consider the next time you begin to draft performance [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":1995,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[8,33],"class_list":["post-1993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hr-tips","tag-leadership","tag-management-advice"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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