As a business owner, you know how important goals are to both your personal and career development. Without goals, there is no plan to help you get from where you are to where you want to be. If you have employees, you need to set goals for them as well. As the person who guides them, you can help them set their own goals and show them how impressive goals can be. As the employees reach their goals, you will find that this will also benefit your business. Start your employees with a large goal, something like where do they see themselves in ten years. Inspire them to think big. Maybe even owning their own business or having a top management position might be their goal. Get them to break this down into a shorter 5 year goal. What would they like to learn between now and the next 5 years to help them reach their long term goal? From 5 years, the employees can break the goal down into a 3 year goal. They can then shorten it to 1 year and even further to 6 months if they wish. When your employees share their goals with you, take note of things you may be able to help them with. For instance, if one of your employees wants to learn how to build websites, you may be able to teach them some basic web design. They may be willing to take over your website maintenance. Your employee will receive valuable experience that can help them reach their goal and you will be able to free up some of your time. Some of your employees will set goals beyond your business. It may be beneficial for you to stay in contact with them as they could become a possible business contact for you someday. Since you already know each other's work styles, you will be able to form an easy partnership. Even though this person may no longer be your employee, you can still benefit from their knowledge and skills. Of course, not every employee will want to have their own business. Some of your employees will be happy to stay on as part of your team for many years to come. Encouraging them to set goals and accomplish things along the way will keep your employee motivated and energized. Your business will flourish as your employees learn new skills and take on more responsibility. They will come together as a group and help you with your business which might not happen if you don't encourage them to set goals for themselves.
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