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Setting SMART Objectives

Setting SMART Objectives

Why Attend

This dynamic two-day workshop provides participants with the skills to set and achieve SMART objectives, a cornerstone of effective planning and goal setting. By attending the workshop, participants will learn to craft clear, attainable goals that align with their organization's strategic direction. Day one focuses on understanding the SMART framework's principles, while day two delves into applying these principles to set professional goals. Participants will leave with the ability to transform abstract ideas into actionable plans, enhancing productivity and success in their roles.

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Overview
Course Methodology

This workshop combines theoretical and practical methods for delivering content. Participants are expected to draft their SMART objectives and receive feedback on their work.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Define performance management stages, its objectives, and how it can optimize results
  • Develop tangible and intangible measures of performance
  • Create business-based objectives, including SMART targets, measures, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Target Audience

This workshop targets team leaders, managers, business partners, and line managers who are accountable for the organization's and its employees' performance. The workshop is also ideal for HR professionals keen on coaching other employees on this cornerstone of performance management.

Target Competencies
  • Deciding and initiating action
  • Analytical thinking
  • Planning and organizing
  • Measuring and managing performance
  • Achieving goals and objectives
Course Outline
  • Performance Management: Introduction and Definitions
    • Definition of performance management
    • Objectives of performance management
    • Key terms and uses
    • The annual performance cycle: an overview
    • Responsibilities in performance management
  • Performance Criteria
    • Extracting performance criteria from organizational strategy
    • Types of performance criteria: Tangible versus intangible criteria
    • Critical Success Factors: The three types
  • Developing SMART Objectives
    • Goals, Objectives, and Targets (GOTs)
    • Measures and indicators
      • Definition and characteristics
      • Units of measure
      • Difference between measures and indicators
    • Using measures and indicators to develop SMART objectives
  • Workshop
    • Writing SMART objectives
    • Determining Units of Measure
Schedule & Fees
2025 Schedule & Fees

There are no public sessions remaining for the course this year. Please contact us if you wish to have a customized in-house session, or to find out how an additional public session can be scheduled.

Fees + VAT as applicable (including coffee breaks and a buffet lunch daily) Discount Plans & Cancellations Policy

Meirc reserves the right to alter dates, content, venue, trainer, and to offer courses in an integrated virtual learning (IVL) format whereby face to face classroom participants and virtual learners participate simultaneously in the same course in an interactive learning experience.

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