GOAL SETTING FOR SMART ASSES

EFFECTIVE GOALS NEED TO BE:

SPECIFIC

WRITE DOWN EXACTLY HOW THE GOAL WILL BE MEASURED

ALIGNED

MAKE SURE ALL YOUR GOALS TIE INTO AN OVERALL STRATEGY

MEASURABLE

CHECK YOU CAN GET THE DATA AND DETECT CHANGES

STREAMLINED

AVOID SETTING TOO MANY GOALS TO KEEP FOCUSED

ASSIGNABLE

PUT SOMEONE IN CHARGE OF ACHIEVING EACH GOAL

SCRUPULOUS

USE HEALTH METRICS TO PREVENT UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES

REALISTIC

ONLY CHOOSE GOALS YOUR TEAM HAVE A CHANCE OF HITTING

EVALUATED

REVIEW YOUR GOALS REGULARLY TO CHECK THEY'RE STILL RELEVANT

TIME-RELATED

GIVE GOALS CLEAR DEADLINES

SEEN

KEEP GOALS ON EVERYONE'S RADAR, IDEALLY WITH A DASHBOARD

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