Use this sample and step by step explanation for setting meaningful and inspiring employee performance goals for a business manager.

A business manager oversees and supervises all company activities and that of the company employees. He or she will be tasked with ensuring that the employees undertake their assigned roles and responsibilities in line with the company's vision and overall goals and objectives. They will in most cases report to the senior management team.

Besides that major primary role, he/she will also get to perform the following assigned roles; Conduct training to all company employees, undertake performance evaluation reviews, preparing and presenting reports to the management, formulating business strategies, ensuring that resources needed by the employees are available and undertaking disciplinary actions on errant employees.

Employee Performance Goals Sample

Employee's Name: Title:
Review Period: __/__/__ to __/__/__ Employee SSN:
Work Location: Supervisor's Name:

Instructions

  1. Setting Goals: List specific goals in the space provided below each competency under "Performance Goals". Assign an appropriate timeline for each goal as well as numeric or financial terms to measure the goal.
  2. Employee Comments: The employee must comment next to each goal under "Employee Comments" with "Okay" for goals which he/she feels comfortable working with, and "Needs Clarification" for goals which he/she believes need to be discussed further. An employee who is comfortable with all the goals can sign the goals at this stage.
  3. Summary: Give a summary of the total time estimated for the employee to have achieved the goals. State action plans and specific milestones to track the goals. Any additional comments agreed between the employee and the supervisor should be noted here.
  4. Human Resources Review: Human resources personnel must confirm that the goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. He/she must then sign the goals in the "Human Resource" section provided under "Signatures".
  5. Signatures: When discussion of the goals has been completed and consensus has been reached, sign the goals and let the employee sign too. Send the final copy to the human resources for inclusion in the employee's professional records.

Performance Goals for Next Period

Performance Goals

Employee Comments

PUBLIC SPEAKING:

Develop confidence and poise while delivering talks and in public speaking.

Practice talking in a very clear and concise way so that the audience can understand.

[employee comments goal]
INSPIRING OTHERS:

Care about other colleagues by asking questions and genuinely offering to help them

Love and care for other employees without considering other irrelevant factors that don't influence the qualities of that person

[employee comments goal]
STRATEGIC PLANNING:

Make sure that the group developing the plan knows that they own the plan, the process, and the outcome

Make sure that the strategic planning team has an extensive understanding of the strategic planning process, definitions, and terms

[employee comments goal]
COMPETITIVENESS:

Keep looking for new ways to do things rather than saying something can't or won't be done

Show willingness to take on a new task and successfully find more effective ways to perform the task

[employee comments goal]
EMOTION MANAGEMENT:

Do other things outside work such as watching TV, exercising, surfing the internet, etc. that will help forget a stressful situation at work

Stop giving in to negative thinking but challenge the negative thoughts by looking for evidence against them

[employee comments goal]
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE:

Learn to be clear and accurate while providing information, ask good questions and listen carefully

Brainstorm solutions or alternatives to disappointments/frustrations rather than acting out or complaining

[employee comments goal]
PERSONAL COMMITMENT:

Break down the complex tasks into smaller, manageable parts in order to remain focused and avoid being overwhelmed

Make a journal for every day's efforts in order to keep track of one's achievements and improve chances of achieving goals

[employee comments goal]
MANAGING DETAILS:

Help other employees generate fresh perspectives, new approaches, and breakthrough ideas that will help them produce accurate and quality work

Work hard on the assigned task or project and go that extra mile to include more detail to the final product

[employee comments goal]
PROJECT MANAGEMENT:

Take corrective actions and verify project standards in order to ensure that the project delivers total client satisfaction

Be able to manage underperforming teams and troubled projects in order to bring them to success

[employee comments goal]
ENTREPRENEURIAL THINKING:

Volunteer in community activities within the community that supports the venture

Survey customers and prospects and put more effort in offering them personalized attention

[employee comments goal]

Summary

Sections 1-2: To be completed by the supervisor

Section 3: To be completed by the employee

1. Goals completed since last performance feedback

2. Goals for next period

3. Employee comments

Signatures

I acknowledge that I discussed this performance feedback with my supervisor. My signature does not mean that I agree or disagree with this appraisal.
Employee: Date:
Supervisor: Date:
Human Resources: Date:

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