Goal setting is the cornerstone of organizational productivity, performance and success. So, it's paramount to do it properly. However, a common pitfall with goal setting is that it's the same process ...

Why do some employees do better than others? According to goal-setting theory, one reason is that they have better, clearer goals. These goals guide their behavior towards better workplace output.

The significance of understanding and supporting your employees' personal dreams and goals can set the stage for employee engagement, loyalty and driving performance within your organization, yet very ...

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 ...

When Caroline Adams Miller learned about the science of goal setting, her professional and personal life changed forever. It was 2005, and Adams Miller was a student at the University of Pennsylvania ...

The June 17 memo from the Office of Personnel Management’s acting Director Charles Ezell, “Performance Management for Federal Employees”, reflects an important development for managing employee ...

Performance management appears to be most effective when it features consistent principles that employees understand, according to an Aug. 21 report from McKinsey & Co. In particular, approaches with ...

Although roughly 60%-70% of individuals in the U.S. start off the year with New Year's resolutions, we're probably reaching the point in the year when sticking to them is becoming harder and harder.