Engagement is essential to an employee's commitment and a company's ability to retain that employee. A company can foster employee commitment by helping employees to set work-related goals that ...

We all have doubts sometimes in pursuit of big goals. New study finds the bets way to fight self-doubt is with even more doubt.

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.

A new study suggests questioning doubts about whether an important life goal can be achieved can actually strengthen a person ...

The sounds of Fall approaching. It is early August and the Texas weather is still unbearably hot. But, the sounds of Fall are starting. In particular, the high school marching bands are starting to ...

Any personal change you would like to make will be a process…a journey. And, as the Chinese philosopher Laozi said, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Without that first step, ...

After you set your goals, the next question is whether you should share them with your friends, colleagues, and others. Common thinking says that once you make your goals public, you’ll feel motivated ...

Until now, studies have shown that doubting one’s own decisions when unsure about pursuing a long-term goal, such as New Year ...