Goal Setting Organizational Goal Setting Goals are statements describing what your organization wishes to accomplish. They are the ends toward which your efforts will be directed. Group goals are the beginning point of evaluating group effectiveness. Group goals change as your organization changes.
Goals are guidelines for actions.
It is through group goals that the efforts of group members are planned and coordinated. Conflicts among group members are resolved on the basis of what assists the groups in achieving its goals. Setting goals gives you an opportunity to review and evaluate what's been done and to discuss problems. Goals provide a measuring stick against which progress can be directed. Goals are the motivating force in the behavior of group members.