How to Set Effective Goals for Your Company with teamecho

When setting goals, it's essential to ask clear questions to define precise and achievable objectives. We've created a guideline for you in this article, highlighting what you should keep in mind.

1. Understand Current Challenges

Analyze the results: Review past survey results and identify areas that need improvement.
Have conversations: Talk to team members to understand their perspectives. What challenges do they see? Where do they want changes?

Tip: You can use the ad-hoc survey to find out which topics are most important to your employees 💖.

2. Set Concrete and Measurable Goals

SMART Method: Ensure that your goals are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. This keeps the focus clear, and the team knows what they are working towards.
- Example: "Improve team communication" can be specified as, "Within the next three months, 90% of team members should report feeling well-informed."
Prioritize key areas: Choose one or two main areas to focus on to avoid overwhelm.

Tip: It makes sense for the company to set one primary goal 🤓:

Consider why you want to implement teamecho in your company. Is it to improve communication, increase employee satisfaction, or strengthen company culture?

Example: "We want to increase transparency and openness within the company."

3. Involve the Team in the Goal-Setting Process

Gather team feedback: Hold workshops or meetings where the team actively participates in defining goals. This increases acceptance and engagement.
Set joint goals: Make sure that the goals are not just set by leadership but are developed together with the team.

4. Establish Concrete Actions

Derive actions: For each goal, define specific steps that will be taken to achieve it.
- Example: For the goal of "improving communication," one action could be to introduce regular team updates and aim to increase the "information flow in the team" score in teamecho Insights to 80.
Clarify responsibilities: Who is responsible for implementing each action? Clear responsibilities help ensure that the goals are met.

5. Schedule Regular Reviews and Adjustments

Regularly review progress: Use teamecho to continually gather feedback on the established goals and measure your progress.
Adjust goals: If new challenges arise or the goals are unrealistic, adjust them accordingly.

6. Celebrate Successes and Communicate Progress

Make successes visible: When a goal is achieved, ensure the team is informed. This motivates them and shows that the surveys are taken seriously.
Maintain open communication: Regularly report on the status of goal achievement and invite the team to provide further feedback.

Conclusion

Setting goals with teamecho increases engagement and ensures that employee surveys lead to real improvements. By formulating clear, actionable goals and regularly reviewing them, you ensure that the feedback is effectively utilized.

Tip: Interested in what goals other teamecho customers have set? Read all about it in our article "What Goals Have teamecho Customers Set?" 😎

If you need support in setting goals, our workshops can help.