GETTING SMART WITH PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS




We all aim for professional as well as personal development in life. For the simple reason that we want the best of both worlds. Human resources goals and focus on recognition of human capital as the resource that drives organizational success.  Personal goals are more life-related like love, discipline, faith, strength, self-confidence etc. These are subjective. You cannot measure these. For example; being a good person, helping someone, falling in love, travelling etc. Personal goals are more about the journey of self-discovery, companionship, compassion, freedom etc. More specific human resources goals are the inclusion of HR leaders in overall business decision-making and the ability to demonstrate that investment in HR activities and strategy has a tremendous impact on the company’s bottom line. Here are some Personal and Professional goals you can consider.

Personal Goals
Goals Intended for the Family
Some goals are directed toward the family and future. Some mentionable are; ‘I will respect, love and stay committed to my spouse’, ‘I will spend quality time with my children every day’,‘I'll teach my children something worthwhile that will help them in every stage of their lives’. Measures are set in place to achieve these intended goals in a long-run.

Goals for sustaining your Health
Goals such as losing/gaining X amount of weight by X date can be determined. Exercising every day, not eat junk food for longer time, going for regular checkups for healthily reasons and taking care of my family and myself for achieving and sustaining optimum health and wellness.
Goals on Spirituality
For instance, meditating for fifteen minutes every day, for peace of mind. Attending church gatherings thrice a week and every Sunday, studying particular verses of the Holy Qu’ran or Holy Bible daily, volunteering your services to your church every week and performing charitable duties. All these goals are planned and aimed making it happen in a short run.

Professional Goals
Purpose of work and execution
Some of the overall goals of human resources management are to ensure that all employees perform their duties to promote the goals of the company. In addition, human resources are responsible for taking the full advantage of the capabilities of the employees and placing the right employees in the right job positions.

Organizational Activities
Human resources management encompasses a series of business activities and procedures used to manage the employees within a business organization. The human resources policies and procedures typically consist of the expectations that managers expect of their employees, as well as the benefits and compensation offered to the employees. Some of the most essential business activities performed by human resource managers are the recruitment of employees, employee training and the retention of valuable employees.

Hire Quality Employees
Many the human resources department plays a major part in the employee selection process. Human resources workers may make up all or part of an interview committee. When interviewing employees, they must carefully evaluate each individual's appropriateness as a candidate to ensure that they select the workers that are right for them.

Promote Diversity
Establishing diversity is a major goal in many workplaces. Human resources departments may plan diversity-related training to show employees the benefits of diversity or seek out speakers who can educate employees on diversity-related topics. They also help employers set up diversity-focused hiring processes.

Efficiency towards Productivity
In the workplace or organization, productivity mainly depend on workers efficiency, such determines how high or low is productivity. Similar to productivity, efficiency refers to your ability to achieve results in the workplace. Nevertheless, what makes efficiency different is that it is crucial in progressing your career.
Efficiency goals have to do with the speed, accuracy and consistency with which you can produce results.

Goal setting doesn’t have to be difficult; it simply needs to reflect your priorities in life as this is the only way to ensure that you’ll be passionate about achieving them. The best way to achieve that is with self-motivation, although you can implement a few of these strategies as well.  "Choosing a goal and sticking to it changes everything." - Scott Reed
What career and personal goals have you set for yourself? Have you ever made any mistakes while pursuing your goals?


References
1.      http://smallbusiness.chron.com/seven-major-goals-human-resources-16731.html
2.      https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-distinguish-between-personal-goals-and-professional-goals
3.      https://missionself.com/personal-goals-examples
4.      https://blog.mindvalley.com/personal-goals-improve-your-life/

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