13 October 2006 Some assume that only management needs to worry about SMART objectives because it is responsible for setting goals, but in reality, everyone sets goals, regardless of his rank in the ...

Clear goals, objectives and targets will help ensure that measurable progress in your strategic plan. Goals, objectives and targets should be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound ...

When you set a clear objective, you or your direct reports are able to focus attention and energy on a concrete aspiration—anything from a small task to a career ambition. In fact, it's not really ...

Cost-effective learning in business requires that people know what to learn and why they are learning. But that is not enough. We should also evaluate the learning to make sure that the time and money ...

For example, a good collaboration solution can speed the time to create critical deliverables. For a consulting organization, a SMART objective for a SharePoint proposal library solution might be to ...

Defining the objectives of a small business helps focus all aspects of business strategy and management toward achieving the goals in mind. The business owner and and close advisers should sit down to ...

A surefire way to measure whether your online marketing objectives were achieved is to focus on the number of tweets, Likes, and +1s you get, and a sky-high Klout score, right? Not exactly. Just ...