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For "Managing People & Work" class:

Step 1:  Make your goals for yourself regarding desired outcomes for this course. What is your goal for a grade? Your goal for learning specific knowledge or skills? Define at least two goals for this course.

Step 2:  The next step is to break down each goal into “goal behaviors.” These are the specific behaviors that will allow you to achieve each goal in Step 1. Examples of goal behaviors might include 100 percent attendance, taking good class notes every day, reading assigned chapters before class, outlining chapters, writing definitions of new words, participating in class discussions, setting specific study times for exams, answering end-of-chapter questions, or completing “Workbook” assignments. Define a minimum of four goal behaviors that will lead to the achievement of each goal in Step 1.

Step 3:  In your group, compare your goals and goal behaviors. Students should take turns sharing goals and behaviors with the group.

Step 4: What did you learn from hearing the goals and goal behaviors of group members? How different were the goals and behaviors of group members? Which combination of goal and goal behaviors seems most likely to be successful?

A new business venture must develop a comprehensive business plan to borrow money to get started. Companies such as FedEx and Nike say they did not follow the original plan closely. Does that mean that developing the plan was a waste of time for these eventually successful companies?