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The SMART Goal Myth

19 December, 2013 by James Lawther 20 Comments

I have been on a leadership course. I’ve learnt that if I want to improve my team’s performance I must set them all SMART goals.  A goal that is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time bound — I bet you’ve been on the same course. A good SMART goal is something like: “increase sales rates from 15% to 22% by […]

Filed Under: Blog, Employee Engagement Tagged With: assumptions, management style, objective setting, SMART goals

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