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.

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 ...

Here is the challenge: Find someone who has achieved greatness, excellence or has completed the pursuit of something worthy and meaningful. And when you find them, ask them if it was by pure luck or ...

Most of my clients love figuring out their passions and even dreaming of their vision for their futures. That’s the fun stuff! They get bored or stuck when it comes to setting goals. Their enthusiasm ...

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.