Goal Setting: Additional Information from Lifehacker TAGS: achievable | lean | lifehacker | measurable | personal | realistic | resolutions | s.m.a.r.t. goals | specific | time-based Part of the reason I felt it best to step away from posting specific “Lean in personal life” content is because Lifehacker does it so dang well. Lots of authors …Continue reading →

S.M.A.R.T. Goal Example #3 – Reducing “Stuff” TAGS: 5S | achievable | cd | christmas cards | dvd | excess inventory | furniture | goodwill | lean | leather couch | measurable | recycling | s.m.a.r.t. goals | shirts | specific | tax deduction | time-based | wardrobe | waste (This is the third in a series of posts on S.M.A.R.T. goals and their benefits.) One “unusual” goal I set for myself is based on ridding myself of items that …Continue reading →

S.M.A.R.T. Goal Example #2: Save Teams Over $1M in 2012 TAGS: 50/50 raffle | baseball | concessions | cost savings | customer satisfaction | customer service | lean | maintenance | out of order | revenue streams | s.m.a.r.t. goals | smart goals | sports | stadium | tickets | total productive maintenance | utility costs | vendor | waste (This is the second in a series about setting S.M.A.R.T. goals and the benefits they provide.) So this S.M.A.R.T. goal is less an example and more about the actual mission …Continue reading →

S.M.A.R.T. Goal Example #1 – Weight Loss TAGS: achievable | exercise | gym | lose weight | measurable | membership | new years | realistic | resolutions | s.m.a.r.t. goals | smart goals | specific | time-based | weight watchers   As a follow-up for defining S.M.A.R.T. goals and their benefits, it’s probably important to try out some examples. First, a very common resolution: weight loss. The above list of …Continue reading →