Thought

Adam Smart *, a corporate controller at a fast moving company, made a significant New Year’s resolution. His goal was to play the role of a coach to his staff. This admirable objective became part of his performance evaluation plan.

In a meeting with a friend he expressed disappointment that he is not sensing any progress on the part of his team members. He said that team members are not responding to his availability and open door policy as he expected. The following dialogue helped Adam realize that while he had an admirable objective, he did not have SMART goals towards fulfilling his objectives. Adam learned that SMART goals are stepping stones towards fulfilling objectives. For goals to be SMART they need to be:

Specific, Measurable, Agreed upon, Realistic, and Time dependent.

 *The names and titles are changed. The experience is based on participants in our Overcoming Overload Workshop

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