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Helping leaders motivate their people to a
higher level of performance through strong human relations,

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team building, and goal of giving. This is the seven Minute Leadership

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Podcast with your host Paul fella Aldo. Hello everyone, and welcome to the

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Seven Minute Leadership Podcast, Episode one
ninety one. And I thought i would

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do a quick episode because I've mentioned
this topic so many times in recent episodes,

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and I've realized I've never given you
an example. So what exactly are

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smart goals and why do I keep
mentioning them? So one of the biggest

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problems I see far too often is
that people set themselves up for failure by

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just trying to wing it. They
have a goal in their mind, but

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no clear roadmap on how to make
it come true. They just wing it.

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No notes, no to do list, no way to track it,

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nothing, all from memory. And
sometimes they hit the mark and sometimes they

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don't. So smart goals are an
easy, in great way to lay out

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your goals and give yourself a structure
to follow to give yourself the best chance

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of achieving that goal. So I
will give you this example, and I

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will use my job for this particular
example. So let's say I have a

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goal that I need all of my
EMTs in paramedics to finish their required paperwork

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by the end of their shift.
That's the goal. Instead of just saying

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you need to get your paperwork done
by the end of your shift, I

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would use the smart goal template.
And to be a smart goal, it

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must be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant in time bound. So let's

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start and make this goal specific.
All team members should complete their individual paperwork

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assignments pertaining to patient reports, equipment
logs in shift logs before the end of

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each shift. Next, how do
we measure this goal aka make sure everyone

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is doing what you're asking? Success
will be indicated by each team member submitting

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their paperwork to the designated location or
system such as a shared drive or database

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before leaving their shift. This can
be tracked with time stamped submissions. To

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make this goal achievable, team members
will be encouraged to start on paperwork tasks

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as soon as possible after patient care
is provided or when there is downtime during

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the shift. Support resources will be
provided to those who need them, including

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training on efficient paperwork practices and access
to templates or electronic forms that streamline the

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process. Now, let's explain why
this is relevant. Finishing paperwork before the

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end of the shift ensures that information
is captured. Why let's freshen your memory

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improves communication between team members and allows
for seamless handover between shifts. This will

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contribute to enhance patient care and team
coordination. Now it has to be time

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bound. The target for complete implementation
of this goal is within one month.

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We will review progress weekly, allowing
for adjustments as needed based on feedback and

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any challenges encountered. So there it
is. That's a smart goal and how

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to use the smart goal template.
It's easy, lays the goal out in

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the clearest way possible and gives everyone
something to reference back to in case someone

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questions why we have to do what
we're doing. If you're not using smart

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goals or one of the leaders on
your team is just winging it, introduce

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them to smart goals. It might
just be exactly what they need to help

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them achieve their goals. This has
been the seven minute Leadership podcast. Thank

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you for listening. For more Paul
Follovaledo podcasts, visit Paul Follovaledo dot com.