About the MentorsPenny Locey Penny Locey directed Leadership
and Organizational Development for Polaroid Corporation as well as
their Career Development programs, has consulted to profit and
non-profit organizations on performance management and
teammanagement development and training and was cofounder and
director of the New England Institute for Career Development, an
organization dedicated to professional growth of career management
professionals. In addition to her private career cons
內容簡介:
Every day on the job, you face common challenges. And you need
immediate solutions to those challenges. The Pocket Mentor Series
can help. Each book in the series is packed with handy tools,
self-tests, and real-life examples to help you identify your
strengths and weaknesses and hone critical skills. Whether you''re
at your desk, in a meeting, or on the road, these portable, concise
guides enable you to tackle the daily demands of your work with
speed, savvy, and effectiveness.
The latest volume in the series: Setting Goals
Setting goals is a key part of any manager''s job. Through goal
setting, you define business outcomes that you and your team will
accomplish collectively and individually. Managed effectively, the
goal-setting process creates a long-term vision that motivates you
and your employees to reach even the most challenging
objectives.
Use this book to start setting goals more skillfully in your
group. You?ll find a wealth of suggestions to help you:
-Define unit and individual goals and express them according to
five crucial criteria
- Set the stage for successful achievement of the goals you?ve
defined
- Surmount obstacles and monitor progress toward your goals
- Extract lessons you can use to define and achieve future
goals
關於作者:
Harvard Business Press is the book-specific division of
Harvard Business School Publishing, owned by the Harvard Business
School, based in Boston, MA.
The Press publishes general interest books in addition to
business books. Its bestsellers Blue Ocean Strategy and The First
90 Days are widely read in management circles.
HBSP also publishes business cases which are widely known HBS
cases. These cases are used by business schools across the globe
for business education.
HB Press books are frequently reviewed and discussed in such
publications as the New York Times, The Economist, and the
Financial Times.