Lesson 2: Manage the day-to-day
Example: cascading goals
Every team needs unified goals that are SMART: specific, measurable, actionable, relevant, and time-bound. Click here to explore questions you can ask to ensure your goals and objectives are SMART.
Clear goals provide teams with direction and a sense of belonging to the organization and contributing to its success; most are directly linked to the overarching business strategy of the organization. As a manager, it is your job to contextualize and cascade the team’s goals so that each team member understands his or her role in achieving the larger business strategy. Research shows that this is critical to team motivation and alignment. For example: