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, ...

Drs. Edwin Locke and Gary Latham are credited with the creation of goal-setting theory and its implications for the workplace. In 1990, they published "A Theory of Goal Setting and Task Performance," ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Performance management is the process of creating and maintaining a productive and efficient work environment where employees can fulfill their full potential. It encourages communication between the ...

In terms of setting goals in your organization, if you know where you want your organization to go, you'll be in a strong position to know whether or not you've arrived at that goal. Goal setting is ...

Success in any area, including performance management depends on designing an effective goal-setting strategy. By developing a clear picture of exactly what you hope to accomplish and determining what ...