I have long said that SMART goals need to get in the bin. So dry and uninspiring and everything that evolution shouldn’t be. They come from and are loved by corporations because they turn people and their behaviour into tickboxes and lists to be managed rather than human beings who need and want to grow.
I think SMART goals might be the problem with work in general, e.g. why a lot of people hate their jobs, lol. I don't know why I bought into them for so long --
I don’t know a single person who finds them useful, and I worked in learning and development for over a decade. I say that and I mean useful for themselves. Managers love to force them onto their staff as it makes their job easier, even while hating them for their own goals and not finding them helpful for their own development. They survive because they give people tickboxes even though workplaces with their crises, resignations, redundancies, and other disruptions will never align with them, rendering SMART goals completely useless as well as uninspiring, depressing and drab.
I have long said that SMART goals need to get in the bin. So dry and uninspiring and everything that evolution shouldn’t be. They come from and are loved by corporations because they turn people and their behaviour into tickboxes and lists to be managed rather than human beings who need and want to grow.
I think SMART goals might be the problem with work in general, e.g. why a lot of people hate their jobs, lol. I don't know why I bought into them for so long --
I don’t know a single person who finds them useful, and I worked in learning and development for over a decade. I say that and I mean useful for themselves. Managers love to force them onto their staff as it makes their job easier, even while hating them for their own goals and not finding them helpful for their own development. They survive because they give people tickboxes even though workplaces with their crises, resignations, redundancies, and other disruptions will never align with them, rendering SMART goals completely useless as well as uninspiring, depressing and drab.
Beautiful post, Siel!!
Thanks Britt -- Let's chat soon!