What factors influence our success in reaching goals? Does setting a more ambitious goal generate self-confidence? Or does your confidence help determine your goal? Chicago Booth’s Avner ...

Setting employee and team performance goals is an essential responsibility for business owners and managers. However, measuring and improving an employee’s performance can be complex and daunting, ...

The process of operational goal-setting is a critical step when it comes to business planning. It's the step that transforms strategic plans into actionable items. I previously wrote about operational ...

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 ...

As an executive, you are not only responsible for meeting your own goals, but for helping your staff meet theirs. While goals can be casual, many prefer to state them formally and work toward them as ...

As the third quarter approaches, many organizations are taking stock and refining their goals for the rest of the year. What you do now can influence everything from team focus and execution to ...

Setting goals can be fun — or it can be a big challenge. Should you set goals that you know you can achieve, or make a season goal that's going to be a huge stretch? As an athlete, you likely want to ...

As an Olympic weightlifter, setting incredibly specific goals is nonnegotiable for Abby Raymond. Because a single pound of weight on the bar could be the difference between a win or a loss, the ...

Goals are standards that individuals use to evaluate how well they are doing now relative to where they want to end up. Goals basically guide our choices. Once you have a goal, the hard part is ...

Have you ever set a big, ambitious goal only to feel completely overwhelmed by where to start? Maybe you’ve even mapped out a plan, only to find yourself stuck, frustrated, or unsure how to move ...

TOOLBOX: As the cycling season winds down, now is the perfect time to reflect on your progress and plan for the year ahead. Whether you’ve spent the past few months chasing personal bests, exploring ...