From the course: Leading from the Middle

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Set ambitious goals

Set ambitious goals

From the course: Leading from the Middle

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Set ambitious goals

- Create a strategy for your career that allows you to be more intentional about your work. Set ambitious goals for the short term and the long term. This will inoculate your from career stagnation and stoke your professional curiosity. Given the demands of your role, you may not think you have the time to look ahead and focus on your personal development. That's a mistake. In addition to setting productivity goals for your team, you should also set personal development goals. I want to delineate goals you define for your personal growth from goals defined by you and your boss for professional growth in your role. Professional goals are aligned with your position and your responsibilities. These role-based goals are important to set, track, and evaluate your performance on a regular review cycle. Develop these in tandem with ambitious personal development goals that are based on what you want. You've probably recently…

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