Leadership

By John Pejchl Your goals should be specific, measurable, achievable, and relevant to your mission and purpose. Finally, they need to have a deadline. The fifth letter of the S.M.A.R.T. method for goal setting stands for “Time.” There are three reasons why time is important […]

By John Pejchl The fourth letter in the S.M.A.R.T. objectives represents your goal’s relevance. Your goal should have meaning to you. Your goal should have a reason why you want to fulfill it, even if the reason seems silly to others. “He who has a

By CJ Powers Each step in the S.M.A.R.T. system is designed to generate a productive response from the person setting objectives. In the case of the “A” of achievable, the system is designed to motivate. The purpose of motivation is to steer the person’s efforts

By Bonnie Sweet We can know that we’ve obtained our goals if we have a method to measure the approach to our achievement. The S.M.A.R.T. objectives provide that method, as the letter “M” stands for Measurable. To leverage a measurement in order to obtain our

By CJ Powers The business tool of S.M.A.R.T. Objectives has been around for a long time. When each step is followed, the person that owns the objective focuses their work to accomplish what they set out to do. The key is making sure that the

By CJ Powers Asking the right question about your goals will prepare you to set S.M.A.R.T. objectives. Once you initiate your S.M.A.R.T. objectives, you’ve begun your journey toward achievement and success. This chart will help you understand each of the steps in S.M.A.R.T. objectives. These