To ensure that faculty with administrative responsibilities and professional staff members write effective goals, Drexel encourages the use of the SMART format. SMART stands for: Specific Measurable ...

It turns out the SMART goals framework doesn’t encompass all the ways that goal-setting can help us. If you ask me, you actually shouldn’t turn every goal into a SMART goal. Here's why. Let’s take a ...

Begin by clearly defining your end goal. Ask yourself what you want to achieve. Write it down in a clear, concise statement.

Participants lack commitment or get demotivated because their goals appear too difficult to reach. Setting SMART goals can make that goal seem - and be - more achievable. Targets provide focus or ...