You are managing a team at your company, and one of your key responsibilities is to motivate your team to achieve their goals. In organizational behavior, se

For this Discussion Board, please complete the following in 300-500 words:

You are managing a team at your company, and one of your key responsibilities is to motivate your team to achieve their goals. In organizational behavior, setting and achieving goals can be compared to making New Year's resolutions. Reflect on the last New Year's resolution you made. Was it to get healthier or lose weight? Were you initially successful but found it challenging to maintain your progress over time? This difficulty arises because most people are not inherently motivated just by having a goal set for them.

To build a more motivated and engaged workforce, you need to understand the role of goals on employee motivation and behavior. Understanding your goal orientation is the first step to understanding goal setting in organizations. Go to Connect and take the assessment to estimate your goal orientation and growth needs.
Note: You must access the McGraw Hill Connect Platform to complete the personality assessment for this discussion board. Access this through the link provided in the classroom under Assignments for Unit 1, Unit 3, or Unit 5.

Using what you have learned, respond to the following questions:

• What are SMART goals, and why are they important for motivating employees and improving job performance? How do SMART goals differ from one of the traditional goal-setting methods?
• When a manager tells you to give it your all or do your best, is this goal likely to be effective? Why or why not? Why is it important for goals to be specific rather than vague?