Setting SMART Goals

Goals define the purpose toward which an endeavor is directed.Napoleon Hill  once stated that "A goal is a dream with a deadline".Dr Mandi put this thought in us by laying down the foundation of SMART goals into our nimble minds.Goal setting is the foremost requirement for any progress in any organization.Without goals there will be nothing to accomplish.Goal setting is a powerful process for thinking about your ideal future, and for motivating yourself to turn your vision of this future into reality.But Dr Mandi pointed out that goals should be SMART.

 The Goal Setting process should  be like the Fibonacci spiral which should be increasing arithmetically with feedback of past to challenge the future. .One must never set substandard goals and always try to reach the zenith of one's potential.We are all destined for greatness.

After the foray into the uncharted territory of SMART goals we entered the doorway of PYGMALION effect by the entrance of Greek Mythology.Pygmalion was a very talented sculptor in ancient Greece who loved his work, and would spend hours carving beautiful ivory statues.One day, he chose a large, beautiful piece of ivory, and worked diligently at it, chiseling and hammering until he finished. It was a statue of a beautiful lady. Pygmalion thought it was so beautiful, he clothed the figure, gave it jewels, and named it Galatea (sleeping love). Pygmalion went to the temple of Aphrodite (Venus), the goddess of love and beauty to pray for a wife just like the statue in his home. During the Aphrodite feast, thanks to Pygmalion`s prayers, the sculpture turned into a real person. This was called The Pygmalion effect.

Thus Pygmalion is the phenomenon in which the greater the expectation placed upon people, the better they perform.

 

 Finally Dr Mandi discussed POSDCORB which  is an acronym widely used in the field of Management.

Thus Goal setting is the prime process which should be done very smartly to maximize the productivity.