If you want to have a great year, you’ll boost your likelihood of success by setting goals. And using goal setting theory, specifically, is the best way to ensure you achieve all that you aspire to.

Writing goals into a new notebook can offer a brief sense that life can be reordered, intentions clarified and control gently ...

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.

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.

Setting career goals with examples is essential for ambitious professionals to achieve a six-figure salary or beyond. Defining your goals helps create a roadmap for your career trajectory, giving you ...

In his decades-long career in tech journalism, Dennis has written about nearly every type of hardware and software. He was a founding editor of Ziff Davis’ Computer Select in the 1990s, senior ...

Most people abandon their New Year’s resolutions by the end of January. That’s typical of many goals—made but never reached. But research by Jiabi Wang, a PhD student at Chicago Booth, and Booth’s ...