Goal Setting for Business

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15Lessons
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17Exams &
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242Students
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6Hours
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0.6CEUs
Course Description
When you first ventured into the world of business, you probably had accomplishments in mind that you wanted to make. Maybe you wanted to increase your income, get a promotion, or start your own company. Regardless of what they are, you probably had some goals in mind. However, did you know that there is a right and a wrong way to set goals?
Many people fail to realize that goals take a lot of thought to develop and even more effort to carry out. Goals can be about nearly anything, from asking your boss for a raise to communicating more effectively with members of your team. Goals can help you to shape and mold your experience as a professional in the business field to a successful and lucrative one, but how can you be sure that you are setting the goals in the correct manner?
In this course, you will delve into how to create smart, effective goals to further yourself as a professional as well as advancing your business. You will take time to study what a goal actually is, what goes into making a goal, and what you need to begin making powerful goals to serve you and your career. You will also explore how goals can help you to hone specific skills to make you a better, well-rounded team member.
If you need a jumpstart in your career, goals are the best way to begin! Your career will thank you later, so sign up today!
- Completely Online
- Self-Paced
- Printable Lessons
- Full HD Video
- 6 Months to Complete
- 24/7 Availability
- Start Anytime
- PC & Mac Compatible
- Android & iOS Friendly
- Accredited CEUs

Course Lessons
Lesson 1: Goal Setting Basics
Lesson 1 Video
Review 4 Articles: How to Set Business Goals ; Personal Goal Setting ; Importance of Setting Goals in Business ; Types of Business Goals
Take Survey: Reasons for Taking this Course
Complete Assignment: Your Goal for Taking this Course
Complete: Lesson 1 Exam
Lesson 2: Why Are Goals Important?
Lesson 2 Video
Review 5 Articles: Team Building Exercises For Setting Goals You'll Stick To ; How to Align Your Training With Your Business Objectives ; Improving employee accountability for goals in your organization ; Powerful Reasons Why Goal Setting Is Important ; Achieving Your Life Goals Through Self-control
Complete: Lesson 2 Exam
Lesson 3: Ground Rules for Goal Setting in Business
Lesson 3 Video
Review 2 Articles: Important Rules for Successful Goal Setting ; Golden Rules of Goal Setting
Complete: Lesson 3 Exam
Lesson 4: Creating a Goal
Lesson 4 Video
Review 5 Articles: The 7-Step Formula for Goal Setting ; The Ultimate Guide To Goal Setting: Step-by-Step ; How to Create an Action Plan to Achieve Your Home Business Goals ; How To Set Goals For The Life You Actually Want ; How to Create a Massive Action Plan
Complete: Lesson 4 Exam
Lesson 5: Effective Goal Setting and Management
Lesson 5 Video
Review 2 Articles: Smart Goals: 5 Tips for Motivating Employees ; Tips for Effective Employee Goal-Setting
Complete: Lesson 5 Exam
Lesson 6: Effective Goal Setting and Interpersonal Skills
Lesson 6 Video
Review 2 Articles: Interpersonal Skills ; Setting Goals For Improving Your Social Skills
Complete: Lesson 6 Exam
Lesson 7: Using Assertiveness to Your Advantage
Lesson 7 Video
Review 6 Articles: Assertiveness - An Introduction ; Why being assertive can benefit your business ; Assertiveness in Business: Tips from Leaders for Entrepreneurs ; Setting Assertive Goals ; Assertiveness - Tips and Techniques ; Why People Are Not Assertive
Complete: Lesson 7 Exam
Lesson 8: Changing the Behavior of Others
Lesson 8 Video
Review 2 Articles: Steps to Change Employee Behavior ; Ways to Facilitate Behavioral Changes Among Employees
Complete: Lesson 8 Exam
Lesson 9: Managing Priorities
Lesson 9 Video
Review 4 Articles: Strategies for Setting Business Goals and Priorities ; A Better Way to Set Strategic Priorities ; Setting Business Priorities ; Top Tips for Setting Goals and Priorities
Complete: Lesson 9 Exam
Lesson 10: Planning
Lesson 10 Video
Review 2 Articles: Effective Planning Starts With This Simple 4-Step Process ; The Art of Effective Planning: Avoid Wasted Time and Stress
Complete: Lesson 10 Exam
Lesson 11: Delegating
Lesson 11 Video
Review 5 Articles: Tips for Effective Delegation ; Levels of Remarkably Effective Delegation ; The Secret To Effective Delegation ; Steps For More Effective Delegation ; Team Development: 6 Steps to Effective Delegation
Complete: Lesson 11 Exam
Lesson 12: Options When Encountering Obstacles
Lesson 12 Video
Review 2 Articles: How to overcome the obstacles that are holding your goals hostage ; Overcoming Obstacles
Complete: Lesson 12 Exam
Lesson 13: Why Individuals Do Not Reach Their Goals
Lesson 13 Video
Review 3 Articles: The 3 Things That Stop Most People From Achieving Their Goals ; How to Overcome the 9 Most Common Obstacles That Prevent People From Living Their Dreams ; Things That Stop You From Achieving Your Goals
Complete: Lesson 13 Exam
Lesson 14: Strategies to Optimize Reaching Your Goals
Lesson 14 Video
Review 4 Articles: Strategies for Achieving Your Goals ; Top 7 Strategies for Helping Your Employees Reach Their Goals ; Ways to Set and Achieve Goals for Successful Marketers ; Optimize Your Mind: 10 Ways to Become Remarkably Successful
Complete: Lesson 14 Exam
Lesson 15: Where to Go from Here
Lesson 15 Video
Review 4 Articles: How to Move Forward Once You Achieve a Big Goal ; How to Top Yourself: What To Do After Reaching Your Goal ; Things That Happen After Achieving a Goal ; And Then What? What Happens After We Reach Our Goals
Take Poll: End of Course Poll
Take Survey: Course Comments
Take Survey: Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course)
Complete: Lesson 15 Exam
Complete: The Final Exam
Learning Outcomes
- Identify what it means to set goals for business and why it is imnportant.
- Determine ground rules for goal setting in business.
- Create a goal.
- Determine effective goal setting and management.
- Determine effective goal setting and interpersonal skills.
- Describe using assertiveness to your advantage.
- Describe processes for changing the behavior of others.
- Describe managing priorities.
- Plan and delegate your business goals.
- Recognize options when encountering obstacles.
- Describe why individuals do not reach their goals.
- Describe strategies to optimize reaching your goals, and
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
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- Earn an Official Certificate Documenting Course Hours and CEUs
- Verify Your Certificate with a Unique Serial Number Online
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- Display Your Certificate on Your Resume and Promote Your Achievements Using Social Media

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