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Category: Management thought

Notes and queries

Perennial issues with SMART objectives

The mnemonic SMART is so widely used as a guide for objective-setting that it runs the risk of losing its efficacy. A reliable indicator of this occurs when when practitioners, frustrated with the over-use or misapplication of a heuristic technique, …

Posted on April 4, 2015April 4, 2015Categories Management thoughtLeave a comment
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