Harvard Business Review
Lead for Results: From Planning to Execution Specialization
Harvard Business Review

Lead for Results: From Planning to Execution Specialization

Boost your team's performance. Achieve results with smart goal-setting, time and project management, delegating, and negotiation.

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Intermediate level
Some related experience required
4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Establish, assess, and evaluate clear goals, objectives and KPIs, while ensuring that the performance data is collected, reported, and analyzed

  • Leverage performance measurement plans that align with organizational goals and avoid common pitfalls

  • Define, assess, and manage project objectives, scope, schedule, and risks, and effectively communicate project progress to stakeholders

  • Plan, analyze, redesign, measure, monitor, and adjust business process improvement

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October 2025

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Specialization - 4 course series

Set and Implement Goals

Set and Implement Goals

Course 113 hours

What you'll learn

  • Establish clear goals to focus efforts and boost performance

  • Align goals to organizational priorities and strategy

  • Define clear objectives, critical success factors, and key performance indicators

  • Set reasonable and inspiring performance targets

Skills you'll gain

Category: Organizational Strategy
Category: Performance Management
Category: Performance Measurement
Category: Employee Performance Management
Category: Organizational Effectiveness
Category: Performance Reporting
Category: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Category: Goal Setting
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Productivity
Category: Smart Goals
Category: Business Priorities
Category: Team Performance Management
Category: Analysis
Category: Performance Improvement
Category: Performance Metric

What you'll learn

  • Define project objectives and scope

  • Develop a realistic project schedule and budget

  • Manage project risks, and communicate effectively with stakeholders

  • Analyze, monitor and improve business processes

Skills you'll gain

Category: Project Management
Category: Team Performance Management
Category: Stakeholder Communications
Category: Business Process Improvement
Category: Business Process
Category: Project Risk Management
Category: Performance Metric
Category: Process Improvement
Category: Process Analysis
Category: Cost Management
Category: Scope Management
Category: Project Schedules
Category: Business Priorities
Category: Continuous Improvement Process

What you'll learn

  • Plan and run a productive meeting, use intervention techniques to address meeting obstacles, and conclude with appropriate action items for the

  • Identify when you are at your sharpest, and use this “prime time” effectively

  • Recognize and eliminate distractions

  • Develop a broad toolkit of productivity strategies

Skills you'll gain

Category: Decision Making
Category: Prioritization
Category: Team Performance Management
Category: Meeting Facilitation
Category: Planning
Category: Stress Management
Category: Time Management
Category: Goal Setting
Category: Productivity

What you'll learn

  • Determine what tasks you should delegate

  • Communicate assignments and ensure commitment

  • Monitor and support delegated work

  • Prepare for and conduct simple and complex negotiations

    Overcome obstacles to a successful negotiation

Skills you'll gain

Category: Conflict Management
Category: Negotiation
Category: Relationship Building
Category: Teamwork
Category: Decision Making
Category: Communication
Category: Leadership
Category: Delegation Skills
Category: Overcoming Obstacles

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