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.

Every January, offices quietly reset. New planners appear on desks. Fresh notebooks open in meetings. To-do lists look neater ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Cheryl Robinson covers areas of leadership, pivoting and careers. Setting goals at work is a balancing act between ambition ...

The pandemic has put pressure on our high-achieving, hustle-culture society, and that pressure is exposing the cracks. More people than ever before are quitting their jobs, and 4 out of 5 workers say ...

Before diving into timelines and work-back plans, the first step is defining your life goals clearly. These can be anything from career milestones to health and fitness objectives, or even personal ...

Any project without clear goals will struggle to reach the finish line. Fortunately, SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound) goals can help all project managers create ...

I walked by my shiny guitar in our music room. My previous goal was to learn how to play it. I had several guitar books neatly stacked on a nearby table. In the last year, I learned about seven chords ...

Welcome to Consult a Coach, our regular careers clinic for Bazaar readers. Send us your work dilemmas, and we’ll ask our career agony aunt – the industry professional, executive coach and motivational ...

As we approach 2025, I’ve been reflecting on my personal goals and the areas I want to improve. Setting meaningful goals for the new year is like crafting a roadmap for the life we envision. For me, ...

Award-winning educator Valerie Bolling has written a book about setting writing goals to make the writing process more accessible for students and more manageable for teachers. In addition to her ...