Self Assessment Exercise – 1- Planning & Goal Setting.

How well do I Plan & Set Goal?

In this two part assessment, the first part explores how well you plan. The second part helps you assess your goal – setting skills.

Part 1: Am I Good Planner?

The following assessment is designed to help you understand your planning skills. Answer either Yes on No to each of the following Questions.

Sr. No.

Statement Yes No

1. My personal objectives are clearly spelled out in writing.

2. Most of my days are disorderly and hectic.3. I seldom make any snap decisions and usually

study a problem carefully before acting.4. I keep a desk calendar or appointment book as an

aid.5. I use “action” and deferred action” files.6. I generally establish starting dates and deadlines

for all my projects. 7. I often ask others for advice.8. I believe that all problems have to be solved

immediately.

Part 2: How well do I set goals?

For each of the following questions, select the answer that best describes how you set goals for yourself. Respond as you have behaved or would behave, not as you think you should behave. Indicate how much you agree or disagree with each statement. When you furnish, review the items that received the lowest scores.

Strongly

Disagree

Disagree Neutral

Agree Strongly Agree

Scale 1 2 3 4 51. I am proactive rather than reactive.2. I set aside enough time and resources to study and

complete projects.

3. I am able to budget money to buy the things I really want without going broke.

4. I have thought what I want to accomplish in my life.5. I have a plan for my self – development.6. My goals for the future are realistic.

Scoring and Interpretation?

Part 1 : Am I Good Planner?

According to the author of this first questionnaire, the perfect planner would have answered as follows. If you answered differently, look for reasons that the alternative is more desirable as you read the following concepts.

1. Yes 2. No 3. Yes 4. Yes 5. Yes 6. Yes 7. Yes8. No

Part 2 : How well do I set Goals?

This assessment helps you focus on basic aspects of the goal setting processes in your personal life. Our intent is to get you thinking about goal setting as it relates to your life and work.

In the first part of the assessment, we focus on whether your personal Goal Setting is passive or active. Question 1 query your general tendency around “action” and question 4 & 5 select specific examples of pro-action versus reaction. Allocating “resources” for the completion of goals is queried in questions 2 & 3. Question 6 focuses on a cornerstone of effective goal setting: creating goals that are attainable yet challenging. If your score on any of these questions is “3” or less, you should pay particular attention to those areas.