Goal Setting for Women's Committees
- Apr 3
- 3 min read
Use the following to set and achieve goals for your Committee:
Ways To Choose Among Important Goals
Extremely Important
Very Important
Somewhat Important
Useful: When all goals are important and you need to make a choice
Extremely Important (Do These First)
Ways to Determine:
This has to be done before anything else can be done.
If this is not done, there will be a negative impact in “many” areas.
Everything else depends on this.
Very Important (Do These Second)
Ways to Determine:
While this does not have to be done first, major problems will occur if not done as soon as possible.
If this is not done, there will be a negative impact in “some” areas.
Has to be done, but can be further down the priority list behind what is Critical.
Some things depend on this.
Somewhat Important (Do These Third)
Ways to Determine:
Needed, but will not have as severe an impact as other items.
If this is not done, there will be a negative impact in “few” areas.
Has to be done, but can be further down the priority list behind what is Very Important.
Few things depend on this.
Questions to Develop A Goal Action Plan
Short-Term Goals
Mid-Term Goals
Long-Term Goals
Useful: When you have several goals and you want to develop a plan to accomplish short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals
Example: Your one-year Goal Action Plan might include the following:
Short-Term Goals: Goals you can accomplish from one week to four months
Mid Term Goals: Goals you can accomplish from five months to eight months
Long Term Goals: Goals you can accomplish from nine months to twelve months
Use this list of QUESTIONS as a way to develop your Action Plan:
What can we do next week?
What can we do in two weeks?
What can we do in one month?
What can we do in two months?
What can we do in three months?
What can we do in four months?
What can we do in five months?
What can we do in six months?
What can we do in seven months?
What can we do in eight months?
What can we do in nine months?
What can we do in ten months?
What can we do in eleven months?
What can we do in one year?
Ways To Choose Among Easy Versus Difficult Goals
Easy To Do
Hard To Do
Hardest To Do
Useful: When you want to choose among goals you can accomplish quickly versus goals that will take longer to accomplish
EASY to do:
Things which require no delays because of other people or projects
Things which require little research or collection of data
Things which you can implement independently
HARD to do:
Things which require some delays because of other people or projects
Things which require some research or collection of data
Things which require approval from a few leaders or others
HARDEST to do:
Things which require extensive delays because of other people or projects
Things which require extensive research or collection of data
Things which require approval from several leaders or others
How To Set SMART Goals
The word SMART is a mnemonic you can use to create goals that will be meaningful and measurable. You can locate much information about this process on public websites by using the key words “smart goals” when you search.
Useful: When you want to accomplish specific outcomes during a specified period of time.
S Specific
Goals are written so everyone understands WHAT you want to accomplish. Question: Do we want to stop something, start something, increase something, decrease something, revise something, create something, or keep things the same?
M Measurable
Goals are written so everyone has some way of measuring WHAT is achieved. Question: How can we measure this accomplishment? Do we want to use numbers, percentages, etc.?
A - Attainable
Goals are something that can be ACCOMPLISHED given all the potential obstacles. Question: Can we actually do this?
R Results-Oriented
Goals demonstrate that something will HAPPEN or CHANGE. Question: What will happen or change once this Goal has been accomplished?
T Time-Based
Goals are something that can be achieved during a FINITE period of time. Question: When do we want to accomplish this Goal? Do we want to accomplish it by a specific date, within a specific time-period, etc.?
EXAMPLE:
General Goal: Increase attendance at SIB meetings.
Specific Goal: Increase attendance at SIB meetings by 5% by January ____.
Download the PDF below for Worksheets on Creating SMART Goals and Developing Action Plan to Achieve SMART Goals.
Adapted from Sisterhood in the Brotherhood https://www.carpenters.org/regional-committee-resources/
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