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GOAL SETTING

“The connotation of a man is not in what he attains but in what he longs to attain.”

The final purpose or aim for which one moves on a particular track. "Goals provide a sense of direction and purpose". A goal can become more specific through quantification or enumeration (should be measurable), or by defining certain tasks that need finishing. Goal setting involves establishing specific, quantifiable and time-targeted objectives. Goal setting features as a major component of personal development literature. Goals professed as pragmatic are more effective.

Goal-setting is an effective tool for making advancement by ensuring that participants in a group with a common goal are undoubtedly aware of what is expected from them if an objective is to be achieved. In fact it is both a group and an individual process. On a personal level, setting goals is a process that allows an individual to specify then work towards their own objectives. As it is rightly said,

The end results are influenced by the goals in the following ways.

  • Alternative: goals constrict attention and direct efforts to goal-relevant activities, and away from professed undesirable and goal-irrelevant actions.
  • Perseverance: An individual becomes more prone to work through setbacks if pursuing a goal
  • Endeavor: goals can lead to more effort; for example, one may work more intensely than one would otherwise in order to reach the goal.

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There exists a strong relationship between the Goals and performance or the expected outcome. Goal and performance are closely knitted as Goals provide a person the direction to focus and work on improving one’s performance. A goal is thereby of imperative significance because it facilitates an individual in focusing their labors in a specified direction. In order to increase motivation the employees not only need to be allowed to participate in the goal setting process but the goals have to be challenging as well. The performance depends upon another factor which is the commitment towards goals.

People will perform better when they are committed to achieve certain goal. Goal commitment is dependent of:

  • The magnitude of the expected outcomes of goal attainment
  • One’s worth – one's belief that they are able to achieve the goals
  • Assurance to others – promises or engagements to others can strongly improve commitment.

Therefore, setting goals is the first step towards achievement.

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