It's a hope shared by many small business owners: you hope to hire and foster motivated employees who are productive, who exceed your expectations and who actively look for ways to improve your ...

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 ...

You're in a team meeting where the quarterly targets are presented by your manager. Even though you and your team didn't hit targets the previous quarter, it seems that the targets for this quarter ...

If you practice the tradition of making New Year’s resolutions, you know how frustrating it can be when that new, shiny motivation of the fresh year wears out a few weeks in. There are tons of advice, ...

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If you are an employed adult, you know that most organizations have written goals and objectives. That’s because goal-setting is a common practice in the workplace—and for good reason. Written goals ...

Every January, offices quietly reset. New planners appear on desks. Fresh notebooks open in meetings. To-do lists look neater, ambitions clearer. There is a shared sense that this year, things will be ...

A pioneer in her industry, coaching leaders since 2000, Sara Ellis Conant is Co-Founder & CEO of a)plan coaching. Setting goals is one of the most powerful tools for realizing your dreams in any area ...

Well, it was going to be a "new year, new you." Then it was one thing after another getting in the way of your goals, and now January is coming to an end without you making so much as a dent in all ...