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.

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With 2025 now underway, startup founders are reflecting on their resolutions for the year ahead — but the way founders approach goal-setting can be the deciding factor between success and failure.

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It’s that time when we get all excited about new possibilities and everything we want to change about ourselves and our lives. This is wonderful. Keep this feeling. Hold it. Bottle it up. It’s fuel.