A long time ago during my management training we were taught that Aims should be SMART. This was to focus on the important things. I am sure that most people are aware of SMART aims but for those unaware; all goals should be :-
- Specific: Well defined, clear, and unambiguous
- Measurable: With specific criteria that measure your progress toward the accomplishment of the goal
- Achievable: Attainable and not impossible to achieve
- Realistic: Within reach, realistic, and relevant to your life purpose
- Timely: With a clearly defined timeline, including a starting date and a target date. The purpose is to create urgency.
Perhaps we should email these to this government because, as yet, we have heard none of these. But I am forgetting, they don’t do planning.