Achieving Performance Engagement through Goal Setting
Learn and apply the skills necessary to align organizational strategy with personal accountability and create truly impactful goals.

Course Information

Start Date: On-Demand

Format: Online

Cost: $349

The profound impact of strategic goal setting on success cannot be overstated. Clear and effective goals provide direction and purpose for individuals, teams, and organizations, aligning efforts with desired outcomes. Well-crafted goals drive employee focus, motivation, and accountability, which in turn enhances performance and engagement. This fosters a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and empowerment, allowing individuals to take ownership of their work. In today’s rapidly evolving business environment, agility and adaptability are paramount. Strategic goal setting serves as a compass, steering organizations toward sustained success and growth.

Taught by a USC Marshall faculty expert, this on-demand, three-hour course will equip you with essential skills to craft goals that not only align with our organizational strategy but also maximize team performance and empower team members.

Performance Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will have the skills necessary to:

  1. Explore and address team member motivations leading to workplace performance, engagement, and empowerment.
  2. Apply the principles of Agile Performance Management within their team to measure continuous progress and needs for adaptation.
  3. Create and apply the Objectives and Key Results (ORK) methodology to goals for your team members.

 

For more, check out our Applied Leadership Workshops page.

Who Should Attend

Whether you’re new to management or a seasoned leader, you’ll gain essential skills to inspire and drive results by enhancing team performance through effective and strategic goal setting. Practicing professionals will particularly benefit from the practical, performance-focused approach, with clear, actionable steps to apply directly to your daily work.

Digital Badge

Participants who successfully complete this workshop earn a USC Marshall digital credential recognizing their ability to apply the embedded skills in real world environments, and are able to showcase the credential in online resumes and LinkedIn profiles
TIME REQUIREMENTS
3 hours, self-paced.
COURSE DISCLAIMER
Every reasonable effort will be made to ensure this course runs as described on this webpage. Sales for on-demand programs are final once a course has been launched. Refunds can be obtained for 100% of the program fee prior to launching a course.
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USC Marshall Executive Education Applied Leadership Workshops are designed to equip working professionals with the essential skills and abilities necessary to lead today’s organizations.

Formatted as self-paced, performance-based modules, these workshops focus exclusively on one specific leadership skill and provide participants with the knowledge and tools necessary to apply that skill within their own organization.

Teaching Methods

Online, Self-paced: Designed for current, working professionals, this program blends USC’s heritage of academic excellence with the flexibility of online asynchronous learning. Workshops include foundational learning content and best practices via video modules, articles, & podcasts, and reinforce new skills and abilities via practice activities and direct applications.

Program Faculty

Tim Blakesly

Assistant Dean and Director, Office of Executive Education

Tim Blakesly is the Assistant Dean of the Marshall School of Business Office of Executive Education at the University of Southern California (USC). He joined USC in 2018, bringing with him over thirty years of experience in professional services, specializing in leadership development. Before joining USC, Tim served as Principal and Managing Director at BTS, where he held oversight of the global leadership practice. Throughout his career, Tim has collaborated with top-level executives from Fortune 100 companies across industries as varied as: healthcare, biotech, automotive, medical devices, finance, luxury retail, insurance, and technology. He has been instrumental in conducting global leadership programs that have positively impacted thousands of leaders and managers worldwide.