by Jeffrey Keefer | Aug 1, 2019 | Challenges, Coaching, Goals, Organizational & Workplace Learning, Reflective Practice |
Many of us have the experience of creating SMART goals, especially during that once-a-year time when organizations tend to focus upon them. You know, we set our goals for the next year, and while they are often organizationally-focused and based on the context we know...
by Jeffrey Keefer | Jul 31, 2019 | Challenges, Coaching, Goals, Organizational & Workplace Learning, Reflective Practice |
SMART Goals Assume Contextual Stability Continuing our exploration of challenges to the notion and practice of SMART Goals, after the one I recently wrote related to the goals being more for my organization than for me, we come to the ever-present conflict that all...
by Jeffrey Keefer | Jul 30, 2019 | Challenges, Coaching, Goals, Organizational & Workplace Learning, Reflective Practice |
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...
by Jeffrey Keefer | Jul 29, 2019 | Challenges, Coaching, Goals, Organizational & Workplace Learning, Reflective Practice |
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...
by Jeffrey Keefer | Jul 27, 2019 | Coaching, Goals, Organizational & Workplace Learning, Reflective Practice |
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...
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