Helping leaders motivate their people to a higher level of performance through strong human relations,
team building, and goal of giving. This is the seven Minute Leadership
Podcast with your host Paul fella Aldo. Hello everyone, and welcome to the
Seven Minute Leadership Podcast, Episode one ninety one. And I thought i would
do a quick episode because I've mentioned this topic so many times in recent episodes,
and I've realized I've never given you an example. So what exactly are
smart goals and why do I keep mentioning them? So one of the biggest
problems I see far too often is that people set themselves up for failure by
just trying to wing it. They have a goal in their mind, but
no clear roadmap on how to make it come true. They just wing it.
No notes, no to do list, no way to track it,
nothing, all from memory. And sometimes they hit the mark and sometimes they
don't. So smart goals are an easy, in great way to lay out
your goals and give yourself a structure to follow to give yourself the best chance
of achieving that goal. So I will give you this example, and I
will use my job for this particular example. So let's say I have a
goal that I need all of my EMTs in paramedics to finish their required paperwork
by the end of their shift. That's the goal. Instead of just saying
you need to get your paperwork done by the end of your shift, I
would use the smart goal template. And to be a smart goal, it
must be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant in time bound. So let's
start and make this goal specific. All team members should complete their individual paperwork
assignments pertaining to patient reports, equipment logs in shift logs before the end of
each shift. Next, how do we measure this goal aka make sure everyone
is doing what you're asking? Success will be indicated by each team member submitting
their paperwork to the designated location or system such as a shared drive or database
before leaving their shift. This can be tracked with time stamped submissions. To
make this goal achievable, team members will be encouraged to start on paperwork tasks
as soon as possible after patient care is provided or when there is downtime during
the shift. Support resources will be provided to those who need them, including
training on efficient paperwork practices and access to templates or electronic forms that streamline the
process. Now, let's explain why this is relevant. Finishing paperwork before the
end of the shift ensures that information is captured. Why let's freshen your memory
improves communication between team members and allows for seamless handover between shifts. This will
contribute to enhance patient care and team coordination. Now it has to be time
bound. The target for complete implementation of this goal is within one month.
We will review progress weekly, allowing for adjustments as needed based on feedback and
any challenges encountered. So there it is. That's a smart goal and how
to use the smart goal template. It's easy, lays the goal out in
the clearest way possible and gives everyone something to reference back to in case someone
questions why we have to do what we're doing. If you're not using smart
goals or one of the leaders on your team is just winging it, introduce
them to smart goals. It might just be exactly what they need to help
them achieve their goals. This has been the seven minute Leadership podcast. Thank
you for listening. For more Paul Follovaledo podcasts, visit Paul Follovaledo dot com.