Work Success Tip – Think Beyond Goals – Think Potential

I was recently reading a great blog post that discusses the use of goals in improving performance.  This post stretched my thinking beyond the use of goal setting. In fact goal setting is also needed for something I believe is equally as important and that is developing potential.

In the work that I do in coaching professionals, it’s been clear to me for quite some time that we all have great amounts of potential that have not been tapped and therefore go unknown and obviously unused.

There is a philosophy in goal setting that goes like this  – create goals that feel like a stretch and some refer to them as “stretch goals.”

There is also a similar approach to goal setting with a bit of a more flowery description and that’s BHAGS!…big, hairy, audacious goals!  I love that. (Of course not too sure about the hairy part…:-), but you get the point.

I’d like to direct you to the post I read, it’s worth a read: Goal Setting and Performance Post.  As you do so, please keep in mind the concept of BHAGs.  This would be a good year end exercise and incorporate these questions when you do:

1. Did I make goals this year?

2. How did it go?….What did I learn about myself and what do I need to tweak?

3. Were they BHAGs?

4. How about next year?

If you’re a manager, please integrate this with your team as well.

Additionally, if you feel you need some coaching around this issue, feel free to contact me for a session or two.  Remember, I offer Laser Coaching in time increments of 15, 20, 25, and 30 minutes.  The cost? $1.00 a minute.

Contact: joann@joanncorley.com

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