Mentoring Tools - Achieve Goal Setting Model

MENTORING TOOLS Achieve Goal Setting Model

Achieve Model

Plan for goal accomplishment using the ACHIEVE model

Step Questions Notes Action / Outcome  What is the mentee’s goal?

 What is the current situation and what factors are impacting on it? Why should it change?

 What will the mentee do in relation to this goal?

 What will the outcomes be?

 Does the mentee have the knowledge required to achieve this goal?

 What skills will the mentee benefit from developing?

 What personal attributes does the mentee have that are strengths / development opportunities in relation to this goal?

Clarity  Is the mentee clear about the gap between what is desired and the current reality?

 What do they want?

 Why is that important to them?

 What will it take to get it?

 What are the long and short term benefits and costs? MENTORING TOOLS Achieve Goal Setting Model

Help  What assistance will the mentee need?

 What resources are needed? o time o information o budget etc.,

 Where and how can resources be accessed?

 Who, apart from their mentor, will help?

 Is cooperation from colleagues, managers or families required?

Implementation  How specifically, will the goal be Plan achieved?

 What steps will be taken?

 What is the time frame?

 To achieve goals, continued, consistent effort is required. How will motivation be maintained?

 Are there milestones or enabling goals that are part of the project?

 Is approval from the mentee’s manager or the organisation required?

 How will progress be monitored? MENTORING TOOLS Achieve Goal Setting Model

Environment  What factors in the mentee’s: o work, o personal life or o the general environment may support or inhibit the achievement of this goal

 What strategies for building on the positives and minimising the negatives can be planned?

 Does the mentee understand the norms, rules, policies and procedures and political dynamics that are associated with their goal?

Values  What are the mentee’s core values?

 Do the mentee’s values differ in relation to: o Work o Home o Personal

 How does this goal align with the mentee’s core values?

Evidence  How will the mentee know when the goal has been achieved?

 Will a tangible outcome be evident?

 What will they see, hear or feel?