ALL STATE INSURANCE COMPANY

All State Insurance Company

Allstate Insurance Company

Using the model for goal setting, evaluate Allstate's goal setting process to determine whether or not Allstate has an effective goal-setting program.

Effective goals are very important for any company. All state goals are real and the company is striving hard to achieve its goals. The goals set by All State Insurance are actually positive statements. The goals of the company have been communicated to all the employees and every employee is playing its part to achieve the goals set by the company. The goals set by All State Insurance are very clear and all the employees are aware of the goals and playing their part in the goal process. The goals of All State Insurance are of two kinds. The short term and long term and as it is an insurance company the employees set their personal goals as well. There is a proper timely check on the goals of the organization. The management reviews its goal after every certain period and make sure they are not deviating from their goals. Priorities have been set by All State Insurance and this helps them manage their daily targets which lead to accomplishment of long term goals. The goals of All State Insurance have not only been set but also written in the company books too. The management does not deviate from the goals time to time. Apart from long term goals the All State Insurance Company set their daily small targets as they know that in order to achieve long term goals they must achieve short term goals. The goals set by the All State Insurance are not very tough to accomplish but are realistic and will eventually lead to company and employee growth. (American Council of Life Insurers and Computer Sciences Corporation 2005)

Discuss the competitive advantage Allstate has from the development of the Diversity Index.

With more and more people migrating to different countries for job related purpose. Workforce diversity has become a new concept for organization. All State Insurance is a multicultural society and the diversity of All State Insurance is not restricted to gender only. It has wider scope that include gender, age difference, racial discrimination, sexual orientation etc etc. the company foundation is based on diversity. It is because the All State Insurance policy is opportunity for all. Due to its varied workforce the All State Insurance has a ...