Experiential Exercise: Self Competency37

The following statements refer to a job you currently hold or have held. Read each statement and then select a response from the following scale that best describes your view. You may want to use a separate sheet of paper to record your responses and compare them with the responses of others.

_____ 1. I understand exactly what I am supposed to do on my job.
_____ 2. I have specific, clear goals to aim for on my job.
_____ 3. The goals I have on this job are challenging.
_____ 4. I understand how my performance is measured on this job.
_____ 5. I have deadlines for accomplishing my goals on this job.
_____ 6. If I have more than one goal to accomplish, I know which are most important and which are least important.
_____ 7. My goals require my full effort.
_____ 8. My manager tells me the reasons for giving me the goals I have.
_____ 9. My manager is supportive with respect to encouraging me to reach my goals.
_____ 10. My manager lets me participate in the setting of my goals.
_____ 11. My manager lets me have some say in deciding how I will go about implementing my goals. _____ 12. If I reach my goals, I know that my manager will be pleased
_____ 13. I get credit and recognition when I attain my goals.
_____ 14. Trying for goals makes my job more fun than it would be without goals.
_____ 15. I feel proud when I get feedback indicating that I have reached my goals.
_____ 16. The other people I work with encourage me to attain my goals.
_____ 17. I sometimes compete with my coworkers to see who can do the best job in reaching our goals.
_____ 18. If I reach my goals, my job security will be improved.
_____ 19. If I reach my goals, my chances for a pay raise are increased.
_____ 20. If I reach my goals, my chances for a promotion are increased.
_____ 21. I usually feel that I have a suitable action program(s) for reaching my goals.
_____ 22. I get regular feedback indicating how I am performing in relation to my goals.
_____ 23. I feel that my training was good enough so that I am capable of reaching my goals.
_____ 24. Organization policies help rather than hurt goal attainment.
_____ 25. Teams work together in this company to attain goals.
_____ 26. This organization provides sufficient resources (e.g., time, money, and equipment) to make goal setting effective.
_____ 27. In performance appraisal sessions, my supervisor stresses problem solving rather than criticism.
_____ 28. Goals in this organization are used more to help you do your job well rather than punish you.
_____ 29. The pressure to achieve goals here fosters honesty as opposed to cheating and dishonesty. _____ 30. If my manager makes a mistake that affects my ability to attain my goals, he or she admits it.
Scoring and Interpretation

Add the points shown for items 1 through 30. Scores of 120 to 150 may indicate a high-performing, highly satisfying work situation. Your goals are challenging and you are committed to reaching them. When you achieve your goals, you are rewarded for your accomplishments. Scores of 80 to 119 may suggest a highly varied work situation with some motivating and satisfying features and some frustrating and dissatisfying features. Scores of 30 to 79 may suggest a low-performing, dissatisfying work situation.

Questions

1. Using the concepts found in the goal-setting model, how might you increase your performance?

2. Why don't employees use goal-setting concepts in their everyday life to control their weight and personal habits?