ARE SMART GOALS DUMB? LEADERSHIP IQ. Notwithstanding the ubiquity of specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-limited goals, SMART criteria have inspired far more mediocrity than ...

Understanding SMART Criteria. When I think about setting goals, I always remember the SMART criteria. SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.

It turns out the SMART goals framework doesn’t encompass all the ways that goal-setting can help us. If you ask me, you ...

If you’ve heard any consultant talk about goal-setting techniques, you’ve heard about the SMART goal framework, but the framework has its limitations. In 1981, George T. Doran, a consultant ...

When you set a goal, it should be “S.M.A.R.T.,” or so suggests the standard advice (even some of ours!). That stands for Specific, Measurable, something, something, Time-bound—there’s ...