Impact of Goal Setting on Organizational Capacity Building

Goal Setting in Capacity Building
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Goal Setting in Capacity Building
Introduction
Capacity building refers to the ability of organizations and individuals to perform their functions efficiently, effectively and sustainably. In other words, it is a planned development of output rate, knowledge, skills, management and other organizational capabilities through incentives, training and technological improvement. It is an evidence-based process that strengthens the ability of people to perform the core functions well and continue to develop and improve over time. Capacity goals state the overall aim of the capacity development program. Capacity building is a conceptual framework that focuses on understanding the obstacles that inhibit organizations, governments and individuals from realizing their development goals and enhances the ability of firms to achieve sustainable and measurable results.
Capacity building enables organizations to deliver their mission effectively and attain sustainability in the future. The capacity building projects that a firm can undertake include thoughtful leadership succession, technology advancement, improving the communication strategies and evaluation of the measures of company outcomes. The process enables a firm to move to the next level financially, operationally, programmatically and in terms of organizational maturity. It is a continuous process towards the creation of an effective and sustainable organization (Luthans & Youssef, 2007).
Capacity building is important in shaping firms to enable them to achieve their desired results. It equips the leaders with the desirable qualities, thus enabling them to effectively carry out the management and leadership roles in the firm. To facilitate the program, organizations must evaluate their capabilities through self-assessment practices to identify the areas that require improvement. Additionally, successful planning is crucial for the continuity of the effectiveness of the process. Several theories have been brought forward to explain the concept of capacity building. The theories include the goal setting theory of motivation by Edwin Locke. The theory explains the importance of establishing goals when carrying out various projects and the key qualities of good goals.
The capacity goals focus on the initial and middle level and long term results of the capacity development framework. For the goals to be achieved, the objectives must be specific, measurable, result-oriented, achievable and time-bound. Therefore, for the process to be successful, the objectives must be designed depending on the level of desired outcomes. The capacity goals must cover questions relating to the target recipients of the program, the need for capacity building, the type of capacity project that fits the requirements of the entry level.
It is important for a firm to set goals when carrying out capacity building projects. Goals drive the firm towards the achievement of the desired results and provide an overview of the overall expectations. Both short-term and long-term goals are used to determine the success of the process since they make the different parties in the project to work together as a team to attain ...