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Goal setting and personal effectiveness: SMART goals, time management and habits

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for all staff. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 35 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 21 October 2026; not legal advice.

By Cheryl Duong

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Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 9 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 35 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why good intentions drift · 7 min

    Before you begin · Nadia's January goal · What would you say?

  • Lesson 2: SMART goals and OKRs in brief · 6 min

    The five letters · Is it SMART yet? · Terms

  • Lesson 3: Prioritising and planning a week · 6 min

    Four boxes · Where does it go? · Plan the week

  • Lesson 4: Procrastination, habits and interruptions: grey areas · 6 min

    The habit loop · The drop-in · Match the stuck point

  • Lesson 5: Reviewing progress and asking for support · 6 min

    A short review · The goal that no longer fits · Commit

  • Lesson 6: Final assessment and completion · 4 min

    Your next steps · Practice

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

At the start of a goal-setting cycle, at onboarding, and after a team reorganisation.

All staff, new managers, and sales and service teams who work to targets; run by L&D with line managers.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • The organisation's own goal method
  • Policy link
  • Help contact
  • Next course link
  • LMS or record system
  • Course URL
  • Live session URL
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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