Most organizations have some sort of performance appraisal system in place to evaluate decisions related to promotions, salary hikes and professional development. To execute that, a set of ...

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 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 ...

The prevailing business leadership advice has always assumed that goal setting is a top-down process. During my time at consulting firm Bain & Co., and later as vice president at the large auto-parts ...

Have you ever been in the middle of a project and gotten stuck because you had to wait for that one piece of information from a co-worker? Have you gone into work expecting to have a progress meeting ...

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Business goals provide direction for your company and can motivate your team to reach milestones. Learn about the goal-setting process and types of goals.

Goals and dreams have crucial differences. Dreams are wishes and fantasies; for example, many of us long to be rich, famous, more successful, happier and healthier. In contrast, goals put your dreams ...

Too many organizations still think about performance management as a compliance exercise or a check-the-box activity done once or twice a year. Even when companies move toward continuous performance ...