Setting Goals: Know Where You Are Going
When you are determining where you want your organization to go, it is a Team activity - it's how your organization works to fulfill its mission. Working collaboratively and sharing goals works in two important ways: you get others to take ownership and you are firmly committed. Here’s a simple 5 step plan. Gather your Team, you will use the same steps each time to set and reach a goal: 1.Agree on a goal, aligned with your mission. In the case of a Board Committee, this goal may be all the committee is responsible for this year. Goals define the work of a team. 2.The team determines individual member responsibilities related to achieving this specific goal. This includes the work of staff members on the team. 3.The team selects a Goalkeeper. This is a team member with the responsibility for keeping track of progress. 4.The team determines the resources necessary to reach the goal. The needed resources may include more team members or members with particular expertise. 5.Your team presents your goal with a schedule and budget to the Board (if it is a Board Committee) or to management, as required, for approval.
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Setting goals is important. You can’t win the race if you don’t know where the finish line is.
