1. Are Group Goals Important? Group Goals: Group Goals: Provide a vision of what the group could/should be Provide a vision of what the group could/should be Used to evaluate effectiveness of group processes/procedures Used to evaluate effectiveness of group processes/procedures Aid in solving group conflict Aid in solving group conflict Direct and motivate group effort (Latham & Baldes, 1975) Direct and motivate group effort (Latham & Baldes, 1975)

2. Why is important to have clear goals? Goal clarity affects Goal clarity affects goal awareness goal awareness goal acceptanceLocke & Latham (1990) goal acceptanceLocke & Latham (1990) What happened in each group when What happened in each group when goals were unclear goals were unclear goals were clear goals were clear

3. Characteristics of Clear Goals S pecific S pecific M easurable M easurable A ttainable A ttainable R elevant R elevant T ime Bound T ime Bound

4. Operational Goals Operational Goals Operational Goals specific steps for achievement are clear and identifiable. specific steps for achievement are clear and identifiable. Nonoperational Goals Nonoperational Goals abstract, ambiguous. No clear steps for achieving them. abstract, ambiguous. No clear steps for achieving them.

5. Advantages of Operational Goals Facilitates communication Facilitates communication Guides planning and accomplishing tasks Guides planning and accomplishing tasks Facilitates group evaluation of both process & outcome Facilitates group evaluation of both process & outcome Facilitates conflict resolution Facilitates conflict resolution