Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Murphy covers leadership, hiring and employee engagement. SMART goals aren’t making your employees better—they’re making them ...

Whether you lead a team and work to motivate your employees, or are an individual contributor eager to rise and thrive, you likely have spent time learning the art of setting goals. You may have ...

While truly smart and self-aware people tend to be more humble about their intellect and underestimate themselves, it’s not uncommon for incompetent people to have unshakeable confidence, often ...

We all know that feeling. You’re all fired up for a few weeks after setting a goal, such as “get in shape,” “write a novel,” or “start a business.” But life has a way of getting in the way.