Set smarter workplace goals for 2026 that support boundaries, belonging, and growth while helping you avoid burnout.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 to achieve peak performance is both an art and a science. “Keep your eyes on the prize,” says the old adage. But, as it turns out, setting your sights on a lofty goal—on a ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...