Facilitative Goal Setting
Because goals work best when they’re built with people — not for them.
At a glance
Why This Matters
Many goal-setting conversations fail because they feel like checklists — top-down, compliance-driven, and disconnected from what truly motivates people. Yet when employees are part of the process, goals become commitments, not instructions.
This workshop helps leaders make goal-setting a facilitative, two-way dialogue. Through experiential activities and reflection, participants learn to co-create goals that are specific, measurable, and meaningful — aligning organisational priorities with personal purpose.
Research by Gallup shows that employees whose managers involve them in goal setting are more likely to be engaged and perform better at work.
3.6
Times more likely
27%
Lower turnover
12%
Boost in productivity
Business Impact You’ll See
“You can’t expect people to commit to a goal they had no voice in creating.”
— Ken Blanchard
Designed for
First-Time Managers
Mid-Level Managers
Senior Managers
People Leaders
Designed the FocusU Way
Behind every FocusU experience lies a design philosophy we call FACETS:
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F
Feedback
Learners get actionable insight into where they stand
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A
Application
Whatever is learnt is applied within the session itself
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C
Contextual
Examples are drawn from the client industry and organization
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E
Experiential
Learning by doing, not by listening
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T
Tailored
Personalised to the lived experiences of the individual learner
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S
Stimulating
Inspiring new thinking and imagination in the learner
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Walk-Through of Learner Experience
At FocusU, every learning experience follows a deliberate arc — moving participants
from awareness to application, and from insight to action.
| STAGE | WHAT HAPPENS |
|---|---|
| Discover | Participants experience engaging activities, challenges and scenarios that surface real attitudes, assumptions, and patterns of behaviour. |
| Reflect | Guided debriefs and discussions help them make sense of what they experienced - connecting it to their personal and workplace realities. |
| Reframe | Learners explore new mindsets, tools, and frameworks that offer fresh ways to approach everyday challenges. |
| Apply | Through practice, planning, and peer feedback, participants translate insights into actionable commitments they can take back to work. |
Every FocusU intervention is designed to move learners from knowing to doing — ensuring
learning doesn’t end in the workshop, but continues in how people think, collaborate, and lead.
Trusted by businesses big and small
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I had an amazing experience for all four days and am sure it was same experience of my colleagues who attended the session. The concepts of bringing new ideas on to the table, igniting critical thinking, understanding the team in a better way through activities and taking the whole group along the course was amazing. Overall it was a fabulous and well-structured, object oriented training.
Ganga Reddy
HCL Technologies Associate General Manager -
The activities were truly fun. Particularly enjoyed the quirky challenges which made us get over our inhibitions like performances before colleagues or letting the fun side of our personalities show through photos we'd prefer to keep to ourselves. The time constraint and need for coordination amongst team members really fuelled our creativity both as individuals and as a team.
Pravin Mahajan
Shobiz Experiential Communications Pvt Ltd VP Strategic Business Unit -
Thank you FocusU and Smollan L&D team for designing such a wonderful continuous learning program. It acted like small and effective doses to look for what next. Case studies chosen were all relevant for my Global Development Team & I could not ask for more. Let’s plan for some monthly 1 hour on premise confluence sessions.
Vijay Varshney
SMOLLAN Head of Technology - MESA -
Working with FocusU allows us to leave our worries to you and your team; with the confidence that you will make it happen! Each time we have partnered with you, it has been a brilliant experience. Each time our ask has been different and you and the team have delivered and exceeded expectations! It’s wonderful to have a learning partner that get your vision and helps translate it brilliantly!
Namrata Singh
HSBC Learning Experience and Engagement Lead -
It’s not about the content or activities. Those can be replicated by others. It’s what the FocusU team does with them which makes the experience so special.
Tanmaya Vats
PepsiCo Global Value Innovation Center Vice President & Head -
Without a shadow of a doubt, it was one of the finest team building event, I have experienced & same was the reaction from the participants too. Our facilitators were impressed & had high feedback for your team. Thanks to the entire team for giving us such a memorable experience .
Sunanda Gulati
NXP Semiconductors Learning and Development Head
Frequently asked questions
Don’t see an answer to your question?
Drop us an email and we will get back
For each workshop, we can help you with three different teasers you can customize and share periodically with participants to build excitement and get traction.
You can reach out to your designated client advisor or reach us at hello@focusu.com to know more about the workshop. Our team will talk with you to understand your needs better to ensure that the workshop is customized to your context.
We are glad you asked that question. Every learning intervention starts with "Why?" and "What is the difference you want to see at the workplace because your learner attended this session?" Once we are clear, our learning designers put together a thoughtfully curated learning journey that could be a mix of different methodologies chosen to suit your learning environment. Besides this, to aid learning, we can (optionally) buttress it through:
- A pre-learning assignment for learners to know where they stand before the journey
- A participant handbook aids the learner in returning to what was covered during the session and reviewing it again. It helps in learning reinforcement.
- A post-learning assignment helps learners know where they stand after the journey. Assessing the gap in learning helps learners in bridging it.
- Pocket insights—a ready reckoner with the key concepts that can either be carried along or be pinned up as a ready reminder.
- Manager Essentials—tips (for the managers of the learners) to recognize behavioral changes and create an environment that encourages the learners to put what they have learned to practice.
- Post-learning application of learning at the workplace through a specific project.
- We try to capture the impact of every learning intervention through an impact report that is then shared with clients.
Every single workshop (except the asynchronous self-paced modules) is customized to the precise customer need and brief. Our client advisory team will work closely with you to understand your context and pass it on to the execution team.
Ready to Turn Goal Setting into
a Growth Conversation?
Let’s co-create an experience that helps your leaders set
goals that inspire commitment — not compliance.