As we begin the 4th QTR of 2024 it’s time to assess and prioritize our plans for the last 3 months of the year.
We need to review our team/organizational goals (and our personal ones) and share what MUST be accomplished by year-end versus what could be postponed until 2025.
We also need to clearly share those priorities with our team members and ensure they understand their role and our expectations so there are no surprises.
It’s also a good time to review skill-set needs, update development plans, review your budget, and determine if additional resources are needed.
Questions to review include:
- What’s the status of all your 2024 goals?
- Have those that were achieved been celebrated?
- Have those that were missed or postponed been assigned a new completion date? (and perhaps an owner to drive and monitor achievement).
- Is there a continued focus on building and maintaining relationships? Where are there gaps?
- Is your talent retention plan working?
- What are you doing to develop and foster career growth?
- Is technical savvy sufficient to keep abreast of changing times?
- How could you make your work culture more favorable?
- How will your goals change in 2025?
- When can you share 2025 goals? The sooner the better!
How you answer the questions will assist with differentiating between IMPORTANT issues (those which contribute heavily to goals and objectives and have high value) from URGENT issues (those that require immediate attention but may not contribute to the success of meeting goals and objectives).
Also, address any behaviors that are not aligned with supporting organizational goals and impede creating effective and lasting business relationships.
Sincerely,
