Goal-setting workshops for managers

Often when we talk about goals, they’re from the perspective of the individual: how do you come up with goals for yourself? How do you achieve those goals? It’s often framed as activities for you to reflect and consider on your own. Goal setting is presented as something you go off and do on your own, and then present back to your manager or team.

As a manager though, I noticed that often people don’t know where to start when examining their own goals and they need help and encouragement to take the time to consider on what their goals should be. This talk will focus on how to create custom goal-setting workshops to use during your 1-on-1s, which questions to ask and how to help your reports achieve and stay on top of those goals.

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1. Goal-Setting Workshops for Managers Melinda Seckington
2. “Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?” @MSECKINGTON
3. j Learning about goals @MSECKINGTON
4. w How to help with goals @MSECKINGTON
5. b Goal setting workshops @MSECKINGTON
6. ( Generate as many ideas as possible @MSECKINGTON
7. r One catchup or several Send questions beforehand h @MSECKINGTON
8. g Provide enough time & space to reflect @MSECKINGTON
9. Values Future Current skills Current role 6 G S F @MSECKINGTON
10. Values Future Current skills Current role 6 G S F Ideal Now Intrinsic Extrinsic @MSECKINGTON
11. Values Future Current skills Current role 6 G S F Ideal Now Intrinsic Extrinsic @MSECKINGTON
12. Values Future Current skills Current role 6 G S F Ideal Now Intrinsic Extrinsic @MSECKINGTON
13. What are your values? Reflect on who you are. What is your ideal self? What do you believe about yourself? F @MSECKINGTON
14. Ask questions to get someone to reflect and think about who they are and how they do things: • What are the building blocks that make up you? • How would you describe yourself in 5 words? • What is your purpose? Your passion? Your motivation? • Where do you get your energy from? Extra: discuss results from personality tests & quizzes @MSECKINGTON
15. Values Future Current skills Current role 6 G S F Ideal Now Intrinsic Extrinsic @MSECKINGTON
16. What do you want in your future? Think about long term goals. What impact do you want on the world? What are your life goals? S @MSECKINGTON
17. Ask questions to get people thinking what their ideal life and career would be: • Imagine you’re retiring and looking back at your life: what do you want to have achieved? • Where do you want to be in 5 years time? 10 years? • What does work-life balance look like for you? • What does your ideal day look like? Extra: come up with anti-goals - what don’t you want to happen? @MSECKINGTON
18. Ask questions to get people thinking what their ideal life and career would be: • Imagine you’re retiring and looking back at your life: what do you want to have achieved? • Where do you want to be in 5 years time? 10 years? • What does work-life balance look like for you? • What does your ideal day look like? Extra: come up with anti-goals - what don’t you want to happen? @MSECKINGTON
19. Values Future Current skills Current role 6 G S F Ideal Now Intrinsic Extrinsic @MSECKINGTON
20. How is your current role? What do you like about your current role? What do you dislike? 6 @MSECKINGTON
21. Ask questions to get someone to reflect on their current role and company: • What are the challenges of your role? • Which of your abilities, interests and/or values are you able to do in your role? Which would you like to do more of? • What would you miss if you left your role? Why? • What kinds of people do you most enjoy working with? What work environments do you enjoy the most? Extra: use a job description or career development framework @MSECKINGTON
22. Values Future Current skills Current role 6 G S F Ideal Now Intrinsic Extrinsic @MSECKINGTON
23. What are your current skills? What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses? G @MSECKINGTON
24. Ask questions to get someone to think about their current skills and what they want/ should get better at: • What do you do better than others? What do others see as your strengths? • Are there any gaps in your knowledge or experiences? • What technical skills can you develop? What communication skills can you develop? What leadership skills can you develop? Extra: do a SWOT or skills gap analysis @MSECKINGTON
25. Values Future Current skills Current role 6 G S F Ideal Now Intrinsic Extrinsic @MSECKINGTON
26. Values Future Current skills Current role 6 G S F Ideal Now Intrinsic Extrinsic @MSECKINGTON
27. Values Future Current skills Current role 6 G S F Ideal Now Intrinsic Extrinsic @MSECKINGTON
28. Values Future Current skills Current role 6 G S F Ideal Now Intrinsic Extrinsic Goals @MSECKINGTON
29. Z Technical Debt @MSECKINGTON
30. “Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?” @MSECKINGTON
31. @MSECKINGTON “Which way you want to go depends on where you want to get to…” Alice in Wonderland
32. @MSECKINGTON Melinda Seckington FutureLearn @mseckington