An Explanation of the Characteristics of Aims and Purposes
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EMAN 001
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Canadian College (
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The professor's name is Mr. Henry Palacio. This is based on his presentations about the topic 7.2 An Explanation of the Characteristics of Aims and Purposes.
7.2 An Explanation of the Characteristics of is aiming to do, both programmatically and
Aims and Purposes organizationally. While the phrases are
sometimes used interchangeably, goals are
statements that explain what an organization is
The Goals of Our Instruction seeking to accomplish. In most cases, goals are
a collection of connected programs, a reflection
• Make a clear distinction between your of important acts taken by the organization, and
goals and your objectives. they serve as rallying grounds for the
• Examine the connection between the organization's leaders. Wal-Mart may, for
two concepts, goals and objectives. instance, announce that one of its financial
goals is to increase its sales by 20% each year,
or it could have a goal of expanding the foreign
Unfortunately, since their function and aspects of its empire. If you can, picture each
significance seem to be self-evident, goals and objective as a giant umbrella with multiple
objectives have a propensity to be disregarded spokes emanating from the center of the
in management practice or to be poorly umbrella. One of the goals is the umbrella itself.
matched with the strategy of the business. This
is despite the fact that they are an essential
component of leadership. Most of the time, it's In contrast to goals, objectives are extremely
simply a matter of bad communication. You can specific, time-based, and quantifiable activities
easily imagine why this might present a that support the fulfillment of a goal — you
problem, particularly given the need for leaders have probably heard of SMART goals, which
to evaluate the performance of their stands for specific, measurable, attainable,
employees. It would be wonderful if employees relevant, and timely. Generally speaking,
could be evaluated based on how the objectives need to:
accomplishment of their individual goals and
objectives contributes to the accomplishment • be pertinent to the accomplishment of
of those goals and objectives that are essential the objective; be straightforward,
to the survival and success of the organization. succinct, and easy to grasp;
In this part, we will give you with an • be expressed in terms of the outcomes
introduction to the fundamentals of goals and • begin with a word that indicates activity
objectives, as well as an explanation of how and provide a target date for
their application has developed through time. completion.
We also walk you through the process of • Be able to be measured
developing a unique set of goals and objectives
for yourself, which will assist you in realizing
your career and personal ambitions. Use the umbrella as a metaphor, and consider
each spoke to be a different purpose. To
continue with the Wal-Mart example, one of
What Is the Difference Between Goals and the firm's goals may be to "build 20 additional
Objectives? stores in the next six months." This would help
the company reach its goal of increasing sales
Measurement is based on goals and objectives,
by 20%. It would not be possible to achieve the
which serve as the basis. Goals are result
overall aim if individual goals were not defined
statements that describe what an organization
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