Is the Organizational Focus a SMART Goal Challenge?

by Jeffrey Keefer | Jul 30, 2019 | Challenges, Coaching, Goals, Organizational & Workplace Learning, Reflective Practice | 0 comments

Yesterday I invited us to consider if anything seems somehow distancing or not quite right about how we perceive SMART Goals. One way of considering this involves being aware of when our eyes sometimes glaze over or we have an immediate reaction when we hear them used...

Challenges to SMART Goals

by Jeffrey Keefer | Jul 29, 2019 | Challenges, Coaching, Goals, Organizational & Workplace Learning, Reflective Practice | 0 comments

I spent 5 days last week exploring SMART Goals, those that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound, and how they can be applied to individual professional development needs. While SMART is not the only goal-setting framework available, it is...

Time-Bound Goals Give us Structure

by Jeffrey Keefer | Jul 27, 2019 | Coaching, Goals, Organizational & Workplace Learning, Reflective Practice | 0 comments

Time-Bound Goals Give us Structure Today is the fifth and final part of my 5-part SMART Goals series, those that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. Basic information exists on what they are and how they are used, yet there are fewer...

Relevant Goals Matter

by Jeffrey Keefer | Jul 26, 2019 | Coaching, Goals, Organizational & Workplace Learning, Reflective Practice | 0 comments

Relevant Goals Matter Today is part 4 of my 5-part SMART Goals series, those that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. Basic information exists on what they are and how they are used, yet there are fewer resources for how to write and apply...

Actions that Help Us Develop are Achievable

by Jeffrey Keefer | Jul 25, 2019 | Coaching, Goals, Organizational & Workplace Learning, Reflective Practice | 4 comments

Today is part 3 of my 5-part series on SMART Goals, those that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. While basic information abounds on what they are and how they are used, there are few resources for how to write and apply them as...

Measuring Professional Development Goals

by Jeffrey Keefer | Jul 23, 2019 | Coaching, Goals, Organizational & Workplace Learning, Reflective Practice | 0 comments

Today is part 2 of my 5-part series on SMART Goals, those that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. While basic information abounds on what they are and how they are used, there are fewer resources for how they can be written and applied,...

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Jeffrey M. Keefer, Ph.D., is an educational consultant, institutional researcher and accreditation officer in higher education, professor of research methodology, nonprofit capacity building and strategic planning consultant, talent development coach, spiritual life advisor (chaplain) at New York University, spiritual director, and Wikipedian.