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How To Write Objectives That Work
"How to Write Objectives That Work"
By Nancy Slessenger


Work and projects are so much easier when you and those around you know precisely what it is you want to accomplish, and why. Get sharp clarity on this and you'll have fewer distractions, fewer headaches, fewer arguments ... and, in many cases, huge savings of money and time.

It starts and ends with knowing what your objectives are, and getting them clearly down on paper. That's where this booklet comes in. In it we give you an easy-to-follow roadmap that in literally minutes will help you and others on your team see and know exactly what you're going to achieve together.

This booklet is small & compact, it covers 55 simple tips in 17 short pages, and it's full of real-life examples that you can immediately copy and modify to suit your situation. In it you'll discover:

  • How to create perfect goals from scratch that communicate & motivate
  • How to take any plan you've got and make it SMART - Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bounded
  • The single biggest pitfall most people encounter when setting goals, and how you can safely bypass it
  • The 8 Most Dangerous Phrases to Avoid ... and what to say instead that moves your projects forward
  • The one acid test to ensure your objectives are well-chosen, understandable to your team & immediately actionable
  • How to measure your progress quickly, easily & consistently, through to the end

I take objectives very seriously. I've helped countless clients reduce waste, increase profits, finish projects under budget & well ahead of deadline, and get top performance from team members by following these simple, timeless principles.

 

Your objectives SMART and written in 10 minutes

You can get SMART objectives quick start sheets so you can get your objectives written in 10 minutes here as downloads. We can even write your objectives for you.

Our products are guaranteed to help you. If they don’t we’ll give you your money back.

 

Find a whole range of products to help you make your objectives, work goals and targets SMART from booklets to examples to workshops

Do you need a workshop for your team on how to write objectives?  We will design it specially for you. We can also coach you and your team through writing your objectives.

We also run highly popular Teleseminars, including one on How To Write Objectives and related subjects. You can buy recordings of previous teleseminars, (including all the materials) on many topics including writing objectives.

 

"How to Write Objectives that Work" - Over 250,000 copies sold

 

‘The most sensible approach to objectives I've seen in 13 years of HR work’

- Caroline Kelley,
HR Professional

 

"Dear Nancy

Thank you for sending through some very helpful suggestions to simplify our attempts at writing SMART objectives.  I'll work through them and then send out to our Line Manager network.

Also thanks for your comments on the 2011 objectives, with your help we have a much better set of high level objectives for people to write their personal objectives. So thank you and also I wanted to say how much I have enjoyed working with you."

- Louise Cornes, HR, AstraZeneca