Gaining Goal Clarity and Direction From Your Boss

Recently, I ran a poll asking Lean Managers what was the #1 reason that prevented them and their employees from achieving company goals? Here were the results:

This poll's results confirmed a working theory my cofounder and I had. The #1 reason lean managers and employees struggle to reach goals is no real clarity or direction with poor goal communication coming in second as expected.

New Question - When Is Clarity Lacking?

When is clarity needed? Is clarity most needed from a boss that presents new goals to managers or when managers receive goals and attempt to communicate new goals to employees?

It can be assumed that clarity is first lacking when managers receive new goals from their boss. This would then result in the manager's inability to communicate new goals clearly to their employees or direct reports.

(Note to reader - Your view point on this question would greatly enhance our findings. Your perspective generated from a personal experience is welcomed. Please share them in the comments.)

Clarifying Questions To Ask When Receiving Goals

When you receive a new goal or corporate initiative….

You need to make sense of it. You’re wondering how it applies to the day to day?

Go from a high level to daily work with these questions…

Begin by expressing Interest – I’m excited about the new vision. I’m ready to get myself and my team moving in this direction. I just have a few clarifying questions.

1. When it says _______ how does that correlate with our current goals?

2. From your perspective, do we need to prioritize differently or adjust our operational process in any way?

3. From my understanding, our team needs to adjust ____ and prioritize _____ in order to meet our new goals. Is there anything else you feel I need to know before moving forward in making plans for my team?

4. After I put together an execution plan, do you mind reviewing it so that I can be sure we’re on the same page?

Creating An Execution Plan

There are a few key factors that should be in place when a creating a plan to successfully execute a company goal. Those factors are:

• Extremely Clear Targets
• Performance Milestones
• Defined Priorities
• Identified Key Players
• A Depth of Understanding that allows Strategy To Influence Daily Actions from Any Role

My team and I would like to assist managers and teams in creating an execution plan for reaching company goals. Thus, we're rolling out a new workshop called Clarifying and Communicating Goals.

This will be a practical 2-hour workshop for individual teams that helps them get a clear understanding of goals and equips them to create an execution plan that helps everyone understand and take daily steps toward reaching goals.

This workshop is going to position managers to:

• Impress your boss with a detailed understanding of initiatives and goals.
• Confidently deliver a plan to your team that can be easily understood from their role and perspective.
• Bypass goals and milestones consistently with a winning system.

Registration is open now. Click below to sign up your team today - https://circleview.app/sign-up-for-clarifying-and-communicating-goals-workshop/