According to the theory of goal setting and task performance, people are more likely to achieve difficult yet attainable goals than they are to achieve less difficult goals. In addition, the theory ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about management in its many forms. I recently did a piece on preparing for employee performance reviews (aka, the ...

Goal-setting is an interactive process in which employee and supervisor set goals together in an atmosphere of open communication. When the process works effectively, the employee is confident that he ...

Maybe you set goals in 2020. And maybe those goals and plans were scuttled as everything shut down and your day-to-day living changed dramatically. Your plan to move ahead at work was tempered when ...

Many women are setting goals for the new year with minimal self-reflection. Before setting goals for 2026, do this confidence ...

An important part of performance development is establishing goals for the performance cycle. The purpose of setting these goals is not to detail your daily activities, but to help you define larger ...

When it's goal-setting time and the pressure is on, how high should you set the bar? Set it too high to impress the boss and you are bound to fall short -- gaining a reputation of overpromising and ...

Teams that dream big and connect with their goals are more motivated and tend to outperform those that select safe, manageable goals. The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network ...

Earlier this year, Strava announced Performance Predictions for subscribers, a feature that estimates current 5K, 10K, half ...

A recent article in Harvard Business Review reminded me of a favorite 2016 article in Public Administration Review by the British academic Christopher Hood, “Gaming in Target World.” Hood’s article ...

Setting clear goals is essential to measuring success in SEO. Goals become even more powerful when aligned with a well-defined strategy that informs the tactics used to achieve them. This article ...

Report from Jitinder Kohli sets out a federal government performance model based on an analysis of what works at five different governments on three continents. In sports, the goal is clear: win the ...