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Aren’t such a good thing.
Aren’t such a good thing.
===HR likes them===
===HR likes them===
This ought to be enough of a reason: any piece of management orthodoxy that works for [[human resources]] — that make the lives of the high-modernists of [[Personnel]] easier — that makes you more measurable and boxable — is unlikely to work for you, your line manager, or the business you serve. The world is a far messier, less convenient place than is dreamt of in any HCM philosophy. SMART only works on one axis: whether you did it or not can be assessed at a later point in time. A box can be ticked.
This ought to be enough of a reason: any piece of management orthodoxy that works for [[human resources]] — that make the lives of the high-modernists of [personnel]] easier — that makes you more ''measurable'' and ''boxable'' — is unlikely to work for you, your manager, or the business you serve.  
 
The world is a far messier, less convenient place than is dreamt of in any HCM philosophy. “SMART” only works on one axis: whether by some arbitrary point in time, you did an arbitrary thing or not.  
 
A box can be ticked. Personnel happy, but — really, is that all your contribution amounts to?


General rule: ''[[don’t tick boxes]]''.
General rule: ''[[don’t tick boxes]]''.