Set effective employee performance goals using MBO and continuous feedback. Top HR software includes BambooHR, Paychex Flex, ...

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 ...

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 smartest AI tools won’t just automate your goals—they’ll slow you down long enough to set the right ones. Because in performance, reflective design is what turns motion into meaning. In the ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Stephen Nalley Throughout ...

When Caroline Adams Miller learned about the science of goal setting, her professional and personal life changed forever. It was 2005, and Adams Miller was a student at the University of Pennsylvania ...

As the year wraps up, you might be feeling a bit anxious about your upcoming employee performance reviews. These evaluations can feel unproductive and tedious, and they can even increase employee ...

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 ...

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 20% of new employees leave the company they’ve joined after less than a year. The average tenure today is 3.6 years (and declining). Tenure in ...

As many head back to work, fresh starts can open the door to change. But maintaining lasting momentum depends on what we build after the novelty wears off.

Check out our curated list of the best goal setting templates for monday.com, ClickUp, Excel, Google Sheets, Notion, Wrike, and more. Putting your goals in writing drastically increases your chances ...