{"id":430,"date":"2010-12-26T11:37:48","date_gmt":"2010-12-26T16:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.excellenceuniversity.net\/journal\/?p=430"},"modified":"2020-05-29T09:46:24","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T14:46:24","slug":"execution-tip-think-about-your-activity-clarity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.excellenceuniversity.net\/journal\/430\/execution-tip-think-about-your-activity-clarity","title":{"rendered":"WATER Tip: Well-defined Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well-defined activities can be extremely helpful when SMART Goals are not being achieved regularly due to confusion about how to do so.\u00a0 Activity clarity is achieved by breaking down SMART Goals into extremely small, simple tasks that are either &#8220;done&#8221; or &#8220;not done.&#8221;\u00a0 When broken down well enough, there is no way to say that these small activities are &#8220;almost done&#8221;; they are either completed or not completed (which is why we often call them &#8220;Yes-No Activities&#8221;).<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>For example, one Yes-No Activity necessary for the achievement of the SMART Goal &#8220;Take out all trash every Wednesday before 9AM&#8221; might be: &#8220;Pick up the trash in the waste basket (in a specific room)&#8221; another Yes-No Activity might be: &#8220;Put the trash on the dumpster.&#8221;\u00a0 These small activities are Yes-No Activities because they are either done or not done.\u00a0 An answer to the\u00a0 question: &#8220;Is the trash currently in the dumpster?&#8221; can only properly be answered in two ways: (a) &#8220;yes, it is&#8221; or (b) &#8220;no, it is not.&#8221;\u00a0 The ability to break SMART Goals down into well-defined activities is a critical skill associated with Execution Excellence.\u00a0 On the other hand, inability to do so is one of the most powerful contributors to the Execution Crisis.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>NOTE TO THOSE USING THE MISSION FULFILLMENT SYSTEM<\/strong> A common indicator of well-defined activities is fewer instances of individuals wondering how, specifically, to achieve SMART Goals (questions like, &#8220;How do I achieve this goal?&#8221;).\u00a0 For instance, well-defined activities in relation to the SMART Goal &#8220;Take out all trash every Wednesday before 9AM,&#8221; results in little to no confusion about Yes-No Activities related to goal achievement (for example,picking up the trash in all rooms before 8:30 AM, then putting it down on the curb before 9 AM).<\/li>\n<li>Those with well-defined activities on The Mission Fulfillment System tend to have high<a href=\"http:\/\/www.excellenceuniversity.net\/help.php#GAP\" target=\"_blank\"> Personal \u201cGo-Active %\u201d scores<\/a> (scores of 80 and above) on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.excellenceuniversity.net\/items_progress_people.php\" target=\"_blank\">Progress\/People subtab<\/a>.\u00a0 This subtab is located to the right of the Progress\/Items subtab on the upper left-hand side of the main Progress Tab.\u00a0 Personal Go-Active % scores are located on the far right-hand side of the screen on the Progress\/People subtab, and are displayed as bar graphs.\u00a0 Low Personal Go-Active % scores could indicate a need for more Activity Clarity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT ON THE MISSION FULFILLMENT SYSTEM: <\/strong><a href=\"..\/..\/tracking_execution.php\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to for more information and <a href=\"..\/..\/contact.php\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> to sign up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>FINAL NOTE:<\/strong> If you were linked to this article by a video or email, please return to that link and proceed with any other instructions that you deem helpful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well-defined activities can be extremely helpful when SMART Goals are not being achieved regularly due to confusion about how to do so.\u00a0 Activity clarity is achieved by breaking down SMART Goals into extremely small, simple tasks that are either &#8220;done&#8221; 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