5 SMART Goal-Setting Principles

When you’re setting your business unit or department goals, take the time to think through every goal to make sure they’re SMART.

When you go to set your business unit goals, there are a few principles you should follow. Any goals you set should be smart. Specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound, these principles improve the team’s understanding of what they need to deliver. They’ll help you ensure you’re able to track performance against the achievement of the goal and gain the team’s commitment to achieving it.

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