Message #72608

[Cathy S]

This is the classic situation - everyone has a book inside them ... but they have to start by writing the first words on a blank piece of paper ... so where to start?

That is always going to be the hard part the first time you draft your own objectives ... since the objective has to work for the organisation as well as you they will, inevitably, want to change it somewhat.  That doesn't mean that your first draft of the objective is bad or wrong, simply that it is negotiable, if it isn't negotiable then it isn't SMART because it will never be completely AGREED.

We would struggle to write you a sample objective because we don't know the organisation at all.  There are some good resources on the internet, including templates to assist in setting out a SMART objective BUT again the template doesn't help with the personalisation of your objective for your organisation.

Is there someone in the organisation who might give you some input? perhaps your HR team might look at your initial draft and make some suggestions so you can revise it before you meet with your boss to agree it? Alternatively would your boss do one with you as a starter for ten so you have a better idea of the organisation's expectations? OR work out some areas that could be addressed and discuss those with your boss so you narrow down to say 3 issues that the organisation are agreed on and then draft the objectives for those areas?

If you want to bounce an outline of an objective on here I'll try and make constructive comments, bearing in mind I don't know the company or you well enough to be specific.

Cathy