In this episode of the Humanizing Work Show, hosts Peter Green and Richard Lawrence dive into the art of setting effective team goals that drive motivation and performance. Discover the research-backed reasons why some goals inspire while others fall flat. Learn five actionable tips on how to set goals that your team will embrace, covering the Source, Size, Category, Criteria, and Persistence of the goals.

Key Points Covered:

• Why setting good team goals is crucial for performance and motivation.
• The importance of team-set goals versus management-assigned goals.
• How to find the right level of granularity for your team goals.
• Different categories of goals based on the complexity of work, using the Cynefin framework.
• Criteria for creating motivating team goals.
• Knowing when to pivot away from goals that no longer serve the team.

Episode page: https://www.humanizingwork.com/setting-team-goals/

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Locke & Latham on Goal Setting: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/074959789190021K

Hackman & Wageman:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2393703?origin=crossref
https://hbr.org/2009/05/why-teams-dont-work

Cynefin Primer:
https://www.humanizingwork.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-cynefin/