Introduction

A goal is a desired result that you  envision for your team and organizational success. Goal-setting helps  you break down the things you want to achieve into more manageable steps  so that you can gauge your progress. This week you will apply the  goal-setting strategy covered in Coach’s Huddle. Completing this  assignment and the feedback you receive on it will help prepare you for  the Week 6 assignment. 

Scenario

As you know, Hometown Cars has been  struggling to meet profit margins in all three of their departments. As  the general manager, you decide to set a new long-term goal for the  sales team to increase car sales by 10% over the next year. 

Instructions

Download the assignment template: Goal Setting Template [DOCX]. Use  backwards planning to set one monthly, one weekly, and one daily goal  for your sales team. For each goal, write 1–2 sentences on what the goal  is and what the sales team will need to do to achieve it. For example, if a grocery store’s  monthly goal is to sell 10 cases of bananas, their weekly goal might be  selling one case of bananas by running a buy-one-get-one-free banana  sale. To do this, the grocery manager might promote the sale in the  weekly flyer and set up a banana-sale display in the store. Complete and submit your assignment in the template. This course requires the use of Strayer  Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the  Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course.  Check with your professor for any additional instructions.