How To Manage And Measure Employee Goals

Mashable's Sarah Kessler finds four software as a service programs for managing employee goals, including Lifetick Coach, CreateSmartGoals, Goalscape and Work Simple. They range in price from $5 to $30 per month.

"'What does my job contribute to the company's overall mission?' 'Which projects are my top priorities?' and 'How can I grow in my position?' are questions that every employee should be asking, and every company must answer. Assigning and tracking goals is an effective way to both answer them and to make sure that personal and corporate objectives align.

Though goal-driven performance management may be as effective in a 50-person company as in a 5,000-person company, most software programs for this purpose come loaded with features to suit the latter."