Goal Setting Theory

A goal setting theory is basically a process that describes how to achieve goal in finite time and making a good carrier in respected field or in business. It is a motivational technique based on the concept that the practice of setting specific goal, achievement, performance, and setting the goals result.

Each and almost every person in this world dedicates several hours by thinking about their present and future situation in life and wishes that if there was something that could bring useful change in the life. While many of us are really great at trying to set goals but most of us are practically not capable of following through with them.

In a goal setting theory first and most important thing are set goal. Firstly you know that what is a goal and how you get it.

A goal is a desired result that a person envisions, plans and commits to achieve. Many people endeavor to reach goals within time by setting goal deadline. It is only a result of selecting aim, some guideless, selecting object and hard working.

Goal is the process of identifying something that you want to accomplish and establishing measurable goal and timeframes. A simple example of goal setting is when you decide on a financial change to save money and then set a certain amount per month; this is an example of goal setting.

Goal setting theory is summarized regarding the effectiveness of specific, difficult goals, their relationship of goals to affect, the mediators of goal effects, the relation of goals to self efficiency, the mediator of the goal effects along with the simplification of goal effects across tasks, people, time spans, countries, experimental designs, goal sources and dependent variables.

Principles of goal setting theory are

Clarity. Challenge. Commitment. Feedback. Task complexity.

Goal setting is something most of us recognize as necessary for our success.

By understanding goal setting theory, you can effectively apply the principles to goals that you or your team members set. Smart goal setting and their theory continues to influence the way we measure performance today.

Use clear, challenging goals, and commit yourself to achieving them. Give feedback on the set goal performance considering the complexity of the task. Just start following these simple rules and your goal setting process will become much more successful, and your overall performance will improve.

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Release date

Lydbog: 17. april 2020