Keep the number of high performance goals you have to no more than three. These goals will be challenging to achieve.Make them specific to you. You must be committed to achieve these demanding goals.Once you know the goals you want to achieve you need to know what success looks like and you need to be specific. The biggest crime when it comes to goals is setting them then never looking at them again. This is true for all goals so make sure you look at them every day and visualise success.

Setting High Performance Goals

<img width="1024" height="1024" alt="high performance goals" src="https://i0.wp.com/spurplanners.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/high-performance-goals.png?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/spurplanners.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/high-performance-goals.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https://i0.wp.com/spurplanners.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/high-performance-goals.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/spurplanners.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/high-performance-goals.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/spurplanners.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/high-performance-goals.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/spurplanners.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/high-performance-goals.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/spurplanners.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/high-performance-goals.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/spurplanners.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/high-performance-goals.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w">Goal setting is a huge part of modern culture. Goals are set at work, at school and at home but how do you set high performance goals? Those goals that will really make the difference if you achieve them.As everybody has a constant stream of goals today, just having goals no-longer sets you out from the crowd. In fact, not having goals would be the thing that sets you out from the crowd.So, in a world where everyone has goals, how do you make your goals stand out so you can stand out?<div>"If it doesn't challenge you, it won't change you."</div><h2>What Are High Performance Goals?</h2>High performance goals are goals that will make a difference and put you ahead of 90% of your peers. To be clear, this doesn’t necessarily mean these goals have to be borderline unattainable. They could potentially be very easy but have just been missed by everyone else (though they are more likely to be difficult). The key is that by achieving these goals you are recognised for your high level of contribution.What these goals are specifically will depend upon the area you are setting these goals in. Work based goals will be different from home based ones. Examples may include;<UL><LI>A particularly strong sales year.</LI><LI>Delivering a number of high value products to market.</LI><LI>Developing your own business.</LI><LI>Achieving a certain time in an athletic race</LI></UL>The one element that will join them all is that the end result will stand above the majority of your peers.<h2>How To Aim For The Stars?</h2>Knowing what a high performance goal is on paper and setting one are two different things. So how do you set them? There are a number of actions you can take to help develop your high performance goals;<h3>Know What Your Company Goals Are</h3>Whether you work for a company or run a company you need to know what the goals are for the highest level of the organisation so you can set yours accordingly. If the company is looking to break into a certain market or achieve a certain level of sales then you should line up your goals to achieve or significantly support that.Companies will often have goals for all area’s of their business across product development, operations, legal etc.. so no matter what area you work in there should be something you can relate to. Don’t just pay lip service to company goals. So many people do that and that is why they never set or achieve high performance goals. If you aim for average you will never achieve higher.This can be challenging as some companies are more transparent in their senior level goals than others. That just presents an even bigger opportunity though – you need to make sure you know your company’s goals because the chances are, your peers won’t have made that extra effort.<h3>Manage The Numbers</h3>This is so important. Keep the number of high performance goals you have to ideally no more than three. These goals are likely to be challenging to achieve and you will still have all the other elements of your role to complete each day.Do not mistake quantity for quality. One high performance goal achieved is worth a dozen low level goals that don’t positively impact the business. High performance goals are about the size of the impact they will have.<h3>Know Your Key Results</h3>Once you know the goals you want to achieve you need to know what success looks like and you need to be specific.John Doer’s book <a href="https://amzn.to/3964LTE" dir="ltr">Measure What Matters</a> is the gold standard here as far as we are concerned. We can’t do the whole book justice but the basic principle is that it has to be obvious when looking at the key result what it is you will measure as success. Assume your goal (or objective as it is in the book) is to be the best salesperson in the company. That would certainly make you high performing but what do you actually have to achieve to meet that? Here are three key results that would help you;<UL><LI>I will sell [XXXX quantity] of [Product]</LI><LI>I will sell these at [XXX] margain</LI><LI>My customer satisfaction score will be above [XX]%</LI></UL>You can then break these down into the monthly levels you need to hit so you know you are on track.<h3>Engage With Your Goals</h3>The biggest crime when it comes to goals is setting them then never looking at them again. This is true for all goals.There are two important items you need to track;<OL><LI>Are you on track to meet your goals both in terms of meeting your key results set above but also in the eyes of whoever evaluates your goals. If you have set your key results properly there should never be any dispute if you are on track or not.</LI><LI>Have the company’s goals changed? You could sell a million items of Product A but if the company is now focused on selling Product B it could all be for nothing. Goals rightly change and flex as situations do, your goals are no different. Don’t be afraid to change or scrap a goal if it is no longer valid.</LI></OL>Achieving high performance goals is challenging.To give yourself the best chance of achieving them you need to keep the number of high performance goals to a minimum. No more than three is ideal.<h2>Things To Be Aware Of</h2>Setting high performance goals is absolutely a positive thing to do, but there are pit-falls to avoid as highlighted in the <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0749597813000757" dir="ltr">2014 paper by Welsh and Ordonez</a>. Essentially, the setting of high performance goals can lead to unethical behaviour in an effort to meet them. The most obvious example would be the unethical salesperson selling poorly made products or products that don’t do what they should.&nbsp;The impacts can be more subtle though with a lack of self regulation as people cut corners and act in more inappropriate ways to best their peers.&nbsp;<h2>One Final Point</h2>Setting high performance goals is not for everyone and equally they do not need to be for every occasion. High performance goals will likely be demanding so they may be best used when you are striving for something very specific.While we should all have the ambition to be the best that we can be, that will mean different things for different people so be sure to understand what would really be required to meet your high performance goal or goals before you start.<h3>Share this:</h3>

Achieving high performance goals will make your stand out against your peers. Learn how to set and achieve them.

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Goal setting is a huge part of modern culture. Goals are set at work, at school and at home but how do you set high performance goals? Those goals that will really make the difference if you achieve them.

As everybody has a constant stream of goals today, just having goals no-longer sets you out from the crowd. In fact, not having goals would be the thing that sets you out from the crowd.

So, in a world where everyone has goals, how do you make your goals stand out so you can stand out?

High performance goals are goals that will make a difference and put you ahead of 90% of your peers. To be clear, this doesn’t necessarily mean these goals have to be borderline unattainable. They could potentially be very easy but have just been missed by everyone else (though they are more likely to be difficult). The key is that by achieving these goals you are recognised for your high level of contribution.

What these goals are specifically will depend upon the area you are setting these goals in. Work based goals will be different from home based ones. Examples may include;

<ul><li>A particularly strong sales year. </li><li>Delivering a number of high value products to market. </li><li>Developing your own business. </li><li>Achieving a certain time in an athletic race </li> </ul>

The one element that will join them all is that the end result will stand above the majority of your peers.

Knowing what a high performance goal is on paper and setting one are two different things. So how do you set them? There are a number of actions you can take to help develop your high performance goals;

Whether you work for a company or run a company you need to know what the goals are for the highest level of the organisation so you can set yours accordingly. If the company is looking to break into a certain market or achieve a certain level of sales then you should line up your goals to achieve or significantly support that.

Companies will often have goals for all area’s of their business across product development, operations, legal etc.. so no matter what area you work in there should be something you can relate to. Don’t just pay lip service to company goals. So many people do that and that is why they never set or achieve high performance goals. If you aim for average you will never achieve higher.

This can be challenging as some companies are more transparent in their senior level goals than others. That just presents an even bigger opportunity though – you need to make sure you know your company’s goals because the chances are, your peers won’t have made that extra effort.

This is so important. Keep the number of high performance goals you have to ideally no more than three. These goals are likely to be challenging to achieve and you will still have all the other elements of your role to complete each day.

Do not mistake quantity for quality. One high performance goal achieved is worth a dozen low level goals that don’t positively impact the business. High performance goals are about the size of the impact they will have.

Once you know the goals you want to achieve you need to know what success looks like and you need to be specific.

John Doer’s book <a href="https://amzn.to/3964LTE">Measure What Matters </a>is the gold standard here as far as we are concerned. We can’t do the whole book justice but the basic principle is that it has to be obvious when looking at the key result what it is you will measure as success. Assume your goal (or objective as it is in the book) is to be the best salesperson in the company. That would certainly make you high performing but what do you actually have to achieve to meet that? Here are three key results that would help you;

<ul><li>I will sell [XXXX quantity] of [Product] </li><li>I will sell these at [XXX] margain </li><li>My customer satisfaction score will be above [XX]% </li> </ul>

You can then break these down into the monthly levels you need to hit so you know you are on track.

The biggest crime when it comes to goals is setting them then never looking at them again. This is true for all goals.

There are two important items you need to track;

<ol><li>Are you on track to meet your goals both in terms of meeting your key results set above but also in the eyes of whoever evaluates your goals. If you have set your key results properly there should never be any dispute if you are on track or not. </li><li>Have the company’s goals changed? You could sell a million items of Product A but if the company is now focused on selling Product B it could all be for nothing. Goals rightly change and flex as situations do, your goals are no different. Don’t be afraid to change or scrap a goal if it is no longer valid. </li> </ol>

Achieving high performance goals is challenging.

To give yourself the best chance of achieving them you need to keep the number of high performance goals to a minimum. No more than three is ideal.

Setting high performance goals is absolutely a positive thing to do, but there are pit-falls to avoid as highlighted in the <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0749597813000757">2014 paper by Welsh and Ordonez </a>. Essentially, the setting of high performance goals can lead to unethical behaviour in an effort to meet them. The most obvious example would be the unethical salesperson selling poorly made products or products that don’t do what they should.

The impacts can be more subtle though with a lack of self regulation as people cut corners and act in more inappropriate ways to best their peers.

Setting high performance goals is not for everyone and equally they do not need to be for every occasion. High performance goals will likely be demanding so they may be best used when you are striving for something very specific.

While we should all have the ambition to be the best that we can be, that will mean different things for different people so be sure to understand what would really be required to meet your high performance goal or goals before you start.

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