Attending leadership training courses, for instance, might be a goal if your objective is to become a better manager. Another goal could be to improve your time management skills by delaying important projects or reducing the number of interruptions.

According to Kornegay, managers at Johnson & Sekin encourage employees to combine personal and business objectives. A manager might inquire as to whether an employee can prioritize her schedule to accomplish her desire to leave at 4:30 p.m. each day to pick up her daughter from day care. She might even give the employee a small incentive, like a free lunch ARTS 2001C Week 3 My Keep Sakes or a cash bonus.