At their core, SMART goals are designed to help you stay on task and focused on your outcome. If you’re not familiar with ...

We’ve known for a while that legal operations teams are a strategic partner to the wider business, but thanks to research from organizations like McKinsey & Company, the legal ops function has gained ...

The start of a new year means new goals. This is the time for managers to take stock of where their teams are and find ways for them to reach new objectives in the future. Implementing the SMART ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The process of operational goal-setting is a critical step when it comes to business ...

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 ...

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 and former ...

We all know that feeling. You’re all fired up for a few weeks after setting a goal, such as “get in shape,” “write a novel,” or “start a business.” But life has a way of getting in the way.

Setting goals is an important part of life because it motivates us, gives us direction, and provides a sense of success. However, we often fail to achieve our goals. This may be because our goals are ...

The New Year is already in the rearview – are your health goals keeping up? I’ve heard the same thing repeatedly from clients: “I know what to do, but I just don’t do it.” Sound familiar? We know we ...