Smart Goals, Networking, and Performance in Tourism and Events

This assignment analyzes smart goals within the context of the tourism and event industry, focusing on a student's integrated learning experience at Silva Travel and Tour. The student sets and evaluates four SMART goals: networking, self-confidence, avoiding failure, and work performance/multi-tasking enhancement. Each goal includes specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-based objectives, along with strategies for achievement. The analysis references relevant literature and demonstrates the application of these goals within a practical, professional setting. The student aims to build networking contacts, improve self-confidence, learn from mistakes, and enhance overall work performance during the training period. The assignment highlights the importance of practical application of theoretical knowledge and the development of professional skills within the tourism and event industry.

Running head: TOURISM AND EVENT INDUSTRY
Tourism and Event Industry
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s Note

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Smart Goals
Networking Goal
Specific My goal is for using the training period at the Silva Travel and
Tour for building my networking profiles and skills with the
stakeholders and external organization, who are involved with the
organization.
Measurable The goal will be accomplished when I will create the multiple
professional relationships and will have more than 15 contacts
from the networking.
Attainable (Achievable) My goal will be achievable easily when the organization will
provide me the opportunity for interacting with the clients and
stakeholders during the meetings and exhibition, talks and events
(Worden, 2014).
Relevant (Realistic) My goal is relevant as I will work as the full time employment
after I receive my degree. This goal provides me the contact
profiles to have in the industry for helping me to guide the clients
regarding tours and travel in Auckland.
Time based The time for the Integrated Learning is for 300 hours in 12 weeks.
During this period, I will have to accomplish the goal, develop the
contacts of networking and establish the professional relationships
at the Silva Travel and Tour.
Strategy for achievement My strategy for achieving the goals is to be properly dressed,
confident and approachable. Another strategy can be to interact

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with the people about the organization, Integrated learning, my
position and my future aim (Baresi, Meroni & Plebani, 2016).
Self Confidence
Specific My goal is for using the training period at the Silva Travel and
Tour for building self-confidence for approaching the clients with
positive strategies and learn the strategies.
Measurable The goal will be accomplished when my mind will be able to
believe and conceive the confidence of the achievement and I will
be able to affirm myself for installing desirable belief about myself
(Laschinger et al., 2015).
Attainable (Achievable) The goal will be achievable when I will be aware of the limitation
of myself so that I can care in a better way of the opportunities and
make the goal attainable.
Relevant (Realistic) My goal is relevant as the Integrated Learning program will give
me much knowledge about the work and industry which will make
me more confidence about the real scenario (Che-Ha, Mavondo &
Mohd-Said, 2014).
Time based Self-confidence will come with time. Giving some time during my
training will provide me the confidence for applying the strategies
in my work and convince the clients with the confidence.
Strategy for achievement For achieving self confidence in me I will talk more with the
stakeholders and other people so that I can overcome the fear to

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face the people in the organization Silva Travel and Tour.
Failure and mistakes
Specific My goal is to be specific in my work in the Integrated Learning at
Silva Travel and Tours so that I can gain the proper knowledge,
which will help me in avoiding the mistakes and failure.
Measurable The goal will be accomplished if I become able in able to take
measures if I do any mistakes and failures. This will provide me
proper guidance in taking the measures.
Attainable (Achievable) The goal will be achievable if I learn and understand the things of
the industry and the strategies in the Integrated Learning at Silva
Travel and Tours and apply the strategies properly for avoid the
mistakes (Bjerke & Renger, 2017).
Relevant (Realistic) The goal will be relevant or realistic if I properly take the
measures for the failures and mistakes during the training period at
Silva Travel and Tours.
Time based This goal will be accomplished if I understand the mistakes before
it becomes more critical and before time I become able to avoid
any failure.
Strategy for achievement For achieving this strategy I have to more careful in my Integrated
Learning training and better understand the process and techniques
which will help me to achieve the goals.

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Work performance and multi-tasking enhancement
Specific My goal will be accomplished if I perform my task well and
improve the multi-tasking skills at Silva Travel and Tours.
Measurable To identify the mistakes will help be to do the work in a proper
way and this will help me to accomplish my goal.
Attainable (Achievable) I will be achieving my goals when I will understand my role and
responsibility in the organization so that I can enhance the work
performance.
Relevant (Realistic) My goal will be relevant when I will gain proper knowledge about
the job role and techniques that will help in approaching the
stakeholders (Queen, 2015).
Time based This goal will be obtained when I will complete my training
within given time in Silva Travel and Tours and this will help me
to accomplished my set goals.
Strategy for achievement For achieving this strategy, I will learn the Integrated Learning
well so that I can understand the entire process of the organization
and this will provide me the wider knowledge and strategies for
improving my work performance.
References
Baresi, L., Meroni, G., & Plebani, P. (2016, September). A GSM-based approach for monitoring
cross-organization business processes using smart objects. In International Conference
on Business Process Management (pp. 389-400). Springer, Cham.

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Bjerke, M. B., & Renger, R. (2017). Being smart about writing SMART objectives. Evaluation
and program planning, 61, 125-127.
Che-Ha, N., Mavondo, F. T., & Mohd-Said, S. (2014). Performance or learning goal orientation:
Implications for business performance. Journal of Business Research, 67(1), 2811-2820.
Laschinger, H. K. S., Borgogni, L., Consiglio, C., & Read, E. (2015). The effects of authentic
leadership, six areas of worklife, and occupational coping self-efficacy on new graduate
nurses’ burnout and mental health: A cross-sectional study. International journal of
nursing studies, 52(6), 1080-1089.
Queen, P. E. (2015). Enlightened shareholder maximization: is this strategy achievable?. Journal
of Business Ethics, 127(3), 683-694.
Worden, J. M. (2014). An analysis of training focused on improving SMART goal setting for
specific employee groups. Edgewood College.