What GoalTutor™ is

GoalTutor™ is a CDROM- and web-based tutorial and job aid to help you create performance measures and goals for any kind of work.

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Who should use GoalTutor™

GoalTutor™ is designed to be used by:

• Managers or supervisors who need to set goals for employees who report to them
• Employees who need to set goals for themselves
• Team leaders and team members who need to set goals for the team and each team member
• Human Resource personnel who need to help others set goals
• Compensation staff searching for metrics on which to base variable compensation
• Anyone interested in how to measure employee performance

GoalTutor™ assumes that the user is an employee of an organization who needs to develop performance measures and goals for his/her position.

What GoalTutor™ does

GoalTutor™ helps you set goals for a given position. It walks you through a seven-step process for goal-setting and provides assistance at each step in the form of:

• How-to guidance in written, audio and video forms
• Self-evaluation feedback checklists
• Examples of performance measures you can borrow and modify to fit your situation
• Troubleshooting guidelines with solutions to common goal-setting problems

Components of GoalTutor™

GoalTutor™ includes:

• How-to workbook in PDF format (How to Measure Employee Performance) Note: three sections are available for download in the demo version.
• Worksheets in PDF and Microsoft Word formats
• Mini-lectures on each topic with video, narration and PowerPoint slides
• A database of 8000+ measurement ideas (QuickMeasures™)

How long will it take to complete?

GoalTutor™ was derived from a self-paced workshop that was schedule for one work day. Individuals completed the training in anywhere from 4-8 hours depending on how difficult it was to create measures for their work.

The 10 video mini-lectures play for a total of 62 minutes, ranging from 3 minutes to 16 minutes each. Most lectures have an activity associated with the topic which will take from 20 minutes to 90 minutes to complete. Note: two chapters are available for viewing in the demo version.

How to use GoalTutor™

After reviewing this introduction, you should:

1. Print the Workbook, How to Measure Employee Performance. You can download and print the entire workbook or just a section at at time.

2. View each mini-lecture listed at the Chapters button above, and do the exercises suggested by the narrator to produce a set of results, measures and goals for your position. Read sections of the workbook while you view the video mini-lectures.

3. Review these draft goals with your supervisor/manager to finalize them.

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