Leadership Training and Goal Setting

by Jim Guerci on April 20, 2009

Goals are like milestones along the journey to a predefined destination. For any organization, it is not only important to have clarity on and be committed to the larger plan, it is also critical to be able to set goals for teams to achieve on a regular basis to ensure that it is on track vis-à-vis the plan. Hence, for a successful leader, goal setting is a crucial activity and leadership training helps facilitate this endeavor.

Studies by Latham and Lee in 1986 indicated that predefined and specific goals lead to superior performance than vague goals.

How Leadership Training helps in Goal Setting

A leadership training program helps a person develop an understanding of how to set specific and measurable goals. It also helps a leader to empower the team to manage goal achievement, which can be done by creating an action plan and setting realistic deadlines. This is often difficult, yet extremely rewarding.

Leadership training programs enable a leader to:

  • Successfully define targets to be achieved
  • Rank goals in order of their importance
  • Create an action plan and set strategic goals
  • Empower employees to set individual goals
  • Effectively motivate the team towards goal achievement

Corporate coaching has been broadly accepted by experts as a powerful tool to hone leadership qualities. Your Ultimate Success, Inc. has helped several companies in boosting their productivity through leadership training focused on setting and achieving goals.

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