Loved the article Sebastian, and kudos for sleuthing the origin of SMART goals. I agree with your conclusion that goal setting in general is helpful, and either framework is useful. But for my money, the Sull framework of FAST is more useful in an environment of distributed work.
The idea of frequently shared and concrete goals are, I think, more important than ever, as organizations figure out hybrid/ remote work. That frequent sharing and transparency is also a good subject for conversation when teams do meet face to face. Gavin
Thank you very much Gavin for your engagement and I sincerely appreciate your insights and clear distinction as to for example how the FAST framework can more useful in an environment of distributed work. I appreciate you joining the community and sharing your valuable thoughts. Sebastian
This is a great topic to discuss and reflect on. My perspective is that emphasis should be more on how employees feel about goal setting, performance appraisal, how on board they are and how involved they are in setting goals and determining how to measure them. If setting goals and discussing them it's just another item on the to do list... it won't work. Motivating employees is key and keeping them motivated during the year so they own the process from the beginning to the end... this for me is more important than choosing between SMART of FAST methods.
Very informative post! Thank you, Sebastian. I appreciated your suggestion of combining both approaches organically depending on the short-term/long-term outlook.
Very interesting reflection, and the concept of FAST goals is new for me, although I practice SMART goals frequently in my practice, both clinical and managerial. I suppose FAST is more oriented to teams and group visions, where as SMART goals are more individualistic. In contrary to discussing the team goals frequently to have everyone on board, I find that personal goals are best kept confidential. Of course there are always exceptions to every rule, but it is interesting to see the paradigm shift that is afforded by having more than one framework of development to aspire to. Thanks again.
Thank you Arshia for the engagement and feedback! I agree with you about the nature of goal setting and how these 2 different frameworks can be utilized by different teams in different conditions and settings. The whole idea of goal setting can be more nuanced and sophisticated than people think.
Loved the article Sebastian, and kudos for sleuthing the origin of SMART goals. I agree with your conclusion that goal setting in general is helpful, and either framework is useful. But for my money, the Sull framework of FAST is more useful in an environment of distributed work.
The idea of frequently shared and concrete goals are, I think, more important than ever, as organizations figure out hybrid/ remote work. That frequent sharing and transparency is also a good subject for conversation when teams do meet face to face. Gavin
Thank you very much Gavin for your engagement and I sincerely appreciate your insights and clear distinction as to for example how the FAST framework can more useful in an environment of distributed work. I appreciate you joining the community and sharing your valuable thoughts. Sebastian
This is a great topic to discuss and reflect on. My perspective is that emphasis should be more on how employees feel about goal setting, performance appraisal, how on board they are and how involved they are in setting goals and determining how to measure them. If setting goals and discussing them it's just another item on the to do list... it won't work. Motivating employees is key and keeping them motivated during the year so they own the process from the beginning to the end... this for me is more important than choosing between SMART of FAST methods.
surely motivation and inspiration are very important for employees and teams to give the best.
Very informative post! Thank you, Sebastian. I appreciated your suggestion of combining both approaches organically depending on the short-term/long-term outlook.
Thanks Oksana! It is a very interesting article the original MIT 2018 one
With Goals, FAST Beats SMART
https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/with-goals-fast-beats-smart/
Very interesting article with lots of great questions raised.
Very interesting reflection, and the concept of FAST goals is new for me, although I practice SMART goals frequently in my practice, both clinical and managerial. I suppose FAST is more oriented to teams and group visions, where as SMART goals are more individualistic. In contrary to discussing the team goals frequently to have everyone on board, I find that personal goals are best kept confidential. Of course there are always exceptions to every rule, but it is interesting to see the paradigm shift that is afforded by having more than one framework of development to aspire to. Thanks again.
Thank you Arshia for the engagement and feedback! I agree with you about the nature of goal setting and how these 2 different frameworks can be utilized by different teams in different conditions and settings. The whole idea of goal setting can be more nuanced and sophisticated than people think.
Sebastian