Approving single goals for the employee Select Team > Profiles. Select and open the employee for whom to approve a goal. Click the Performance tab. Open the Goals pane. In the Pending section, right-click the goal and select Approve Goal. Optionally, add comments. Click OK. The goal is moved from the Pending tab to the Active tab. If the organization uses automatic notifications, the employee is notified by email that the goal has been approved.