How long has there been serious interest in goal setting? You might be forgiven for thinking it has always been a key approach to changing human behavior. However according to PsycInfo (the largest and most authoritative database on published psychological research), between 1900 and 1980, a search of this data base on the terms "goal ...
Coaching - Simon Says, Motivational Speaker, Coach I have received an unusual request by a motivational speaker, who I must confess I have never heard of, but assures me is an International legend. He asked me if he could use this space to share his year with you. So Dear Reader, thanks for reading me in ...
Recently Harvard academics Lisa D. Ordonez, Maurice E. Schweitzer, Adam D. Galinsky, and Max H. Bazerman wrote a piece in the Academy of Management Journal highlighting a range of serious problems with the overuse and uncritical use of goal setting (link here). They essentially argue that goal setting often comes with a series of side ...
