Employee Goal Setting - A Guide to Best Practice for HR Professionals & Team Leaders

Introduction

Are you preparing for appraisal conversations or seeking to improve how you support your team’s development planning? This practical and evidence-informed session will help you set goals that truly make a difference - for both individual performance and long-term growth.

Drawing on the latest insights from behavioural science, coaching psychology and workplace performance theory, this interactive session explores how to make the goal setting process meaningful, motivating and measurable. We’ll explore how to align goals with personal values and organisational outcomes, refine them using proven frameworks like SMART, CLEAR and APEX, and ensure they support rather than stifle development. You’ll leave better prepared for development conversations and more confident in helping yourself and your team set and sustain goals that stick.

This virtual classroom seminar is ideal for professionals preparing for performance reviews, team leaders supporting others through the appraisal process, and anyone looking to make their personal development planning more purposeful and effective.

What You Will Learn

By the end of this live and interactive broadcast you will be able to:

• Develop an understanding of the science and psychology behind effective goal setting
• Identify the right blend of career development, performance, process and mastery goals for yourself and others
• Use and practise applying a range of goal setting techniques and frameworks including SMART, CLEAR and APEX
• Gain confidence in preparing for and participating in appraisal and personal development planning (PDP) conversations
• Avoid common pitfalls such as vague goals, lack of follow-through or misalignment with strategic objectives
• Set more effective, personalised goals to support your own learning and career progression

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.