How to set goals and provide direction Setting the Performance Description

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In this module we will drill down into the first quadrant in that framework – where a highly directive leadership style is needed.

We will examine how to set effective performance goals for people – and how to give direction to any individual under your leadership.

These are two of the most important activities we must take when leading individuals who are new to their roles, or who have taken on a new task - or who are at a stage where they require high levels of clarity, direction and instructions in order to perform and progress in their roles.

Modules in this Category

  • Introduction to Managing Individual Performance

    Introduction to Managing Individual Performance

    In this first module of the series we’ll build a leadership framework to explore the different approaches we may need to consider, when managing the performance …

  • How to set goals and provide direction

    How to set goals and provide direction

    In this module we will drill down into the first quadrant in that framework – where a highly directive leadership style is needed. We will examine how to…

  • How to coach to develop skills

    How to coach to develop skills

    In this third module we’ll focus on the coaching quadrant of the framework – and explore in detail the process of coaching individuals to improve their ski…

  • How to coach to improve performance

    How to coach to improve performance

    We make a clear distinction between coaching to improve skills and coaching to improve performance. In this module we take a look at the leadership needs of in…

  • How to counsel to improve performance

    How to counsel to improve performance

    In this fifth module of the series, we examine the situation where all the leadership and coaching skills we’ve learned so far no longer seem to apply – be…

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