Goal Setting!

We all know that setting goals and personal targets has been a vital tool for everyone in Education Leeds. It has given us our long-term vision as well as helping with our short-term motivation...

By setting clearly defined goals and targets we have been able to measure and constantly and consistently celebrate our achievements and our successes and focus on the areas where we are not achieving great outcomes. I know people talk about consistency but so much of what we are doing across Leeds is world class, outstanding and extra-ordinary; whatever anyone says we have achieved great things together. I know that many organisations I work with struggle with that long pointless grind as they move towards the barely adequate but our culture of success and our search for the exceptional means that we have seen some simply breathtaking progress and some remarkable achievements beacuse colleagues feel trusted, empowered, energised and release their magic simply because they passionately believe in what they are doing. By setting ourselves goals, which we have worked towards with real discipline, rigour and focus, we have raised colleagues self-esteem and self-confidence, and helped colleagues recognise their ability, potential and confidence. The first step in setting personal goals is to consider what you want to achieve; what you want to do with your wild and precious life now, tomorrow or 10 years into the future.

Chris