Setting Business Unit Goals

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Free Online Course: Setting Business Unit Goals provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for Less than 1 hour of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Setting Business Unit Goals is taught by Mike Figliuolo.

Overview
  • Learn how to set business goals for teams and individual employees, and link goals to strategy, financial results, and incentives.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    • Introduction
    • Goal-setting principles
    1. Setting Different Types of Goals
    • Set quantitative goals
    • Set qualitative goals
    • Define supporting goals
    • Set commit and stretch goals
    2. Linking Goals to Strategy
    • Work from the top down
    • Tie goals to strategy
    • Tie goals to financials
    • Tie goals to incentives
    • Overallocate goals
    3. Preventing Goal-Setting Problems
    • Reality checking goals
    • Troubleshooting goals
    • Communicating goals
    • Providing resources to reach goals
    4. Managing Goals after Setting Goals
    • Measuring goal performance
    • Revising goals
    • Holding people accountable
    • Avoiding pitfalls
    Conclusion
    • Next steps