From the course: Being a Good Mentor
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Set SMART goals with your protégé
- Research shows that just setting a goal can help you get what you want, personally and professionally, so let's dive into three steps to help a protege use SMART goals. First, teach your protege what SMART goals are all about, and walk them through a personal example. For example, recently my protege shared with me that she wanted to develop more executive presence, and she felt that to make this happen, she needed to get into better shape. I told her about the five components of SMART goals, and she set some goals using this framework. S is for specific. My protege decided she was going to do cardio four times a week, and hold plank pose a minute every day. M is for measurable. You can measure your cardio by how many times you do it, like say swimming for an hour. A stands for actionable, in the sense that you can take actions to meet your goal, and you care and are committed to this goal. R stands for realistic, and according to goal setting theory, a goal should be difficult, but…
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