27
Why Goals Matter P AUL “BEARZ” BARANAY L3 – BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Northeast judge conference Winter 2014
Why Goals MatterPAUL “BEARZ” BARANAY
L3 – BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Northeast judge
conference
Winter 2014
• Provide focus for an event.
• Something to strive towards.
• Distinguish yourself during event selection.
Why Do Goals Matter?
Qualities of Goal-Setters• Rules and Policy Knowledge
• Leadership, Presence, & Charisma
• Mentorship
• Teamwork and Diplomacy
• Penalty and Policy Philosophy
• Communication Skills
• Attitude and Maturity
• Self-Evaluation
• Assessment of Other Judges
• Program Construction & Philosophy
• Stress and Conflict Management
• Investigations
Qualities of Goal-Setters• Rules and Policy Knowledge
• Leadership, Presence, & Charisma
• Mentorship
• Teamwork and Diplomacy
• Penalty and Policy Philosophy
• Communication Skills
• Attitude and Maturity
• Self-Evaluation
• Assessment of Other Judges
• Program Construction & Philosophy
• Stress and Conflict Management
• Investigations
• Ask Culture - It's OK to ask for anything at all, but you might get “no” for an answer.
• Guess Culture - You avoid putting a request into words unless you're pretty sure the answer will be yes.
Guessers and Askers
http://ask.metafilter.com/55153/Whats-the-middle-ground-between-FU-and-Welcome
Guessers and Askers
“Have fun, see old friends,make new friends, don’t screw up” are not goals; they are minimum expectations.
– Riki Hayashi
Setting “Good” Goals
• Some possible starting points:• Time: Event-specific or long-term.
• Scope: Local community, state, region…
• Person: Yourself, or others.
• Self: Areas for improvement and strengths.
• What level do you want to be? Why?
• What events do you want to work? Why?
• What role do you want to have? Why?
• Who are your role models? Why?
Setting “Good” Goals
•Specific
•Measureable
•Attainable
•Relevant
•Time-bound
SMART Goals
• State exactly what you hope to accomplish.
• What?
• Who?
• Where?
• When?
• Why?
• Write things down!
Specific
• If a goal isn’t measureable, it’s impossible to know how close you are to realizing it.
• Motivational.
• Break into parts.
• Write things down!
Measureable
Attainable
• Goals should be in the “growth zone” –challenging, but not impossible.
• How can I accomplish this goal?
• What are my resources?
• Local judges and players
• Regional Coordinator / Regional Captain
Attainable
• Relevant goals drive you and your team forward.
• Is this the right time?
• Are you the right person?
Relevant
• Set a deadline for yourself.
• Tell others about your deadline.• Designate someone else
who is allowed to hold you accountable.
• What do you do if you slip up?
Time-bound
• Evaluate
• Re-evaluate
• Judge context:
• Reviews
• Self-reviews
• Event-specific or not
SmartER Goals?
• Communicate your
goals.
• Head Judge
• Team Lead
• Team members
• Basically anyone!
• Check in with each other
periodically about your
goals.
Goals at Events
• Good goals:
• Succinct.
• Specific to that event
or that type of event.
• Distinguish yourself.
• Judge managers vary.
Goals on Cover Letters
• Review another judge.
• Specific?
• Attainable?
• Measurable?
• Relevant?
• Time-bound?
• Review an L3+ at my next
GP and finish the review
within two weeks.
Goal Workshop
• Head Judge a PTQ.
• Specific?
• Attainable?
• Measurable?
• Relevant?
• Time-bound?
• Talk to my RC about Head
Judging a PTQ when I see him at
the judge conference in March.
• Ask the Head Judge of my next
PTQ in February if I can shadow
him.
Goal Workshop
• Gain more experience so I
can test for Level 2.
• Specific?
• Attainable?
• Measurable?
• Relevant?
• Time-bound?
Goal Workshop
• Improve my communication
with other judges so I can
achieve better customer
service and happier players.
• Ask an L2 on staff to quiz
me about casting spells.
• Talk to the L3 Head Judge
about scheduling a test date.
• Write a review of the Head
Judge of my next event.
Goal Workshop
• Advance to Level 3.
• Specific?
• Attainable?
• Measurable?
• Relevant?
• Time-bound?
Goal Workshop
• Review the 12 Qualities and
work on my a self-review on
Monday.
• Request to work with a
specific L3 at GP DC who
can write me a rec.
• Share my plans with my RC.
• Ask my mentors/friends to
help me rate myself in each
of the Qualities.
Goal Workshop
• Head Judge a Legacy Open.
• Specific?
• Attainable?
• Measurable?
• Relevant?
• Time-bound?
• Sometimes, the end point
isn’t actually relevant.
• Perhaps your goal should be to
become the kind of judge that
would be capable of Head
Judging an Open.
Goal Workshop
• Guess Culture, Ask Culture
• SMART goals:
• Specific
• Measureable
• Attainable
• Relevant
• Time-bound
• Communication is key.
Recap
