No matter what level of performance you wish to achieve, your goals should be:
- Specific - There can be no doubt what the standards of performance are, and what activities need to be completed.
- Measurable - And expressed numerically, whenever possible. There should be no doubt performance standards have been met.
- Attainable - With at least a 50 percent chance of success with outstanding effort.
- Results-Oriented - Planning is meaningless, unless it produces results.
- Time-Phased - An activity or performance standard should have a definite beginning and end.
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