A new year brings with it exciting possibilities because it is a time to reset and begin anew. Many of us set personal goals that focus on our intellectual growth, health and well-being, work-life balance, and other areas that we may have neglected.

Why not bring this tradition into the workplace? Setting business and professional goals with your team is a great way to start the year. It sets the tone for the coming year and supports your team's ownership of their professional growth.

There are different ways you can approach goal setting with your team:

• SMART Goals is a well-known model that can be successfully used for both team and individual goals. Resource: https://www.smartsheet.com/blog/essential-guide-writing-smart-goals
• GROW Model helps individuals to increase their self-awareness in areas that they need to focus on and gives managers opportunities to coach individual and team performance. Resource: https://managementconsulted.com/grow-coaching-model/
• CLEAR Goals is another model that may not be as familiar as the others. This model focuses on supporting teams to achieve business and organizational goals. Resource: https://lifehacker.com/achieve-your-job-goals-using-the-c-l-e-a-r-method-1677505439

Happy New Year!