The first task in initiating is defining the goal. If we can define the goal, then our direction is clear.
In defining the goal, we need to establish all of the ingredients necessary to achieve the goal. We accomplish this by defining the “5WH information” about the goal and by defining a standard to measure the basic question of direction: “How will we know when we have reached our goal?”
DEFINING GOALS
We need to determine all of the ingredients of our goals. It is important to include all of the people and things that may impinge upon the helpee’s achievement of the goals. We need to determine, “Who and what is involved?”
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