What good are goals if you're not really committed to them? No good, that's what.

That's because the degree to which you're committed to your goals is in direct correlation to the chances that you'll be able to accomplish those goals. If you're not truly committed to those goals, then you're not going to reach them. It's pretty much as simple as that.

That's why it's a good idea to gauge exactly how committed you are to your goals before you start to go about the process of achieving them.

With that in mind, below are some questions to ask yourself regarding the goals that you've set and how committed you are to them:

How strongly do you feel about your goals? Are you excited about your goals, and if so, how excited are you?
What is the #1 reason why you want to accomplish your goals?
Would you consider your goals to be realistic? Would you consider the time frame in which you'd like to accomplish your goals to be realistic, as well?
How old are your goals? In other words, when did you first start thinking about them and when did you set them?
Do your goals include other people? If so, which people? How would your attainment of your goals affect these people?
How much time are you willing to devote to the attainment of your goals? Are you willing to spend time during the evenings and on the weekends? And if so, how much time?
To what extent are you willing to push through obstacles and challenges in your quest to achieve your goals?

Believe it or not, these constitute just a sampling of the questions that can be posed for the purpose of assessing whether or not you're truly committed to your goals. In fact, it might be impossible for a person to ask too many questions in the pursuit of strengthening the commitment that they have to their goals for success.

Companies and organizations want to hire people who are committed. After all, if you're not truly committed to your own goals, how will you be committed to the goals of your employer?

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Take, for instance, this testimonial from a job seeker who found a new job through Time Staffing:

"Everyone at the office has been very good to me. I have the greatest confidence in all of them."

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Personal branding is an important consideration in a person's professional life and career. Obviously, you want to brand yourself in the best way possible.

And one of the best ways to brand yourself is as somebody who under-promises, over-delivers, and exceeds expectations in all areas. First things first: a person who over-promises and under-delivers brands themselves as unreliable.

How is that the case? Think about it for a moment. What if you knew somebody who always claimed that they could do something, but ultimately, they could never do it?

If that was the case, would you trust that person? Of course not! You would think the person is unreliable. Actually, it would be worse than that. You would think the person is untrustworthy, and you would not trust them with anything of importance.

Below are simple steps for under-promising, over-delivering, and exceeding expectations at work:

#1 - Do NOT promise more than what you KNOW you can deliver.

This might seem like it's common sense, but you might be surprised by how many people are not able to follow this first step. No matter how much you're tempted to promise something more than you know you can deliver, don't do it.

#2 - Do NOT "sandbag" and promise too little.

There is another side to the equation, though, and that involves promising too little. That will make you appear as though you're not ambitious enough or that you don't have initiative. That's not the way you want to brand yourself, either.

#3 - Do what you say you're going to do.

This is perhaps the most important step on this list. This is exactly how you brand yourself as reliable, and by extension, as trustworthy. This is even the case if you under-promise. Whether or not you actually do what you say you're going to do is very important to other people.

#4 - Focus on results.

Results are what matter the most. That's what your boss or supervisor wants, and that's what their boss or supervisor wants. Ask yourself: what do you need to do to get the results you need? And when we say the results that you need, we mean the results that you've promised to others, including your boss or supervisor.

Time Staffing's team of qualified staffing specialists offers assistance to job seekers in the light industrial and clerical fields. We prep candidates thoroughly by answering their questions and addressing their concerns.

Take, for instance, this testimonial from a job seeker who found a new job through Time Staffing:

"They got the job I wanted within hours. The [staffing specialist] definitely went beyond her job to help me."

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Teams and departments can be a tricky thing. On the one hand, multiple people can accomplish more than just one person (or even two people). On the other hand, problems can easily arise when two or more people get together for the purpose of accomplishing a goal.

That's exactly why it's absolutely critical for management to have a firm grasp on the situation and set each team and department up for success. There are multiple layers to such an endeavor, and each situation is different depending upon the people involved, the stated goal of the team, and the tasks and timeline associated with attaining that goal.

With all of this in mind, below are five tips for keeping your company's teams focused and productive:

#1 - Establish clear lines of communication.

Miscommunication has hurt many a team, and it doesn't take much miscommunication to send things awry. The key is to establish these clear lines of communication at the very beginning. You don't want to be playing "catch-up" the whole time.

#2 - Make sure that expectations are set, both individually and as a group.

Expectations include what each team member is expected to do and what they expect the other team members to do. It's a simple rule. When people know exactly what is expected of them, they're more likely to do what is expected of them.

#3 - Create a system of accountability for all team members.

That being said, the members of the team or group should be held accountable in some fashion for the work they do. (And just as importantly, for the work that they don't do.) Hopefully, everybody on the team is an intrinsically motivated individual, but that is rarely the case.

#4 - Troubleshoot possible conflict zones.

Some people just don't get along very well with other people. It's management's job to identify who these individuals are and where conflict might erupt. Identification is the first step toward elimination. (Of the conflict, not the employees.)

#5 - Reward good performance.

If the team or department performs well, then its members should be rewarded well. Positive reinforcement and even the simple recognition of accomplishments can go a long way toward keeping your company's teams more focused and productive.

If you need temporary or direct employees for your workforce, then Time Staffing can help! We have experience identifying and screening top-notch candidates in numerous fields for a variety of employers. Our goal is help you hire the right employee at the right time to get the right results.

However, you don't have to only take our word for it. Take, for instance, this testimonial from a company that successfully found new employees through Time Staffing:

"Time Staffing provides our business with quality candidates and addresses any issues we have in a timely manner. They have become a great partner in helping us find talent and staff our facility."

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It's January 1, a New Year replete with new opportunities!

At least... that's how you should be approaching 2020. Of course, since this is New Year's Day, you might not be thinking about your job or career. Instead, you might be enjoying a big meal with your family and friends and/or watching parades and football games on television.

However, tomorrow is January 2. And tomorrow is when the New Year really begins for your professional life and your career. So you would only be helping yourself if you're able to adequately plan not just for tomorrow, but also for the rest of the year.

Below are five steps for creating and taking advantage of new opportunities for professional and career success in the New Year:

#1 - Figure out your top career goal for 2020.

In order for you to achieve your goals, you must have goals in the first place. And when it comes to goals, prioritization is key. If all of your goals are important, then in essence, none of them are important. Or at the very least, none of them are more important than the others. And that's why you need to identify your top goal for the New Year.

#2 - Create a plan of action for accomplishing that goal (with specific steps).

A goal is not much use if you don't have a plan for accomplishing it. And a general plan doesn't help much, either. It should be a specific plan with specific steps that will lead you through your journey. You might have heard this saying before: "When you fail to plan, you plan to fail."  It's absolutely true.

#3 - Set expectations for success.

Once again, there's a mental aspect to this step. If you don't expect to succeed, then how do you expect to succeed? This is much like a "self-fulfilling prophecy." In simplest terms, if you expect to succeed, then you are more likely to do the things that will help you to succeed.

#4 - Be accountable.

This could mean being accountable to yourself, but being accountable to others is usually more effective. Even just telling people about your goals can help you to be more accountable. Or if you want to take things a step further, you can set up an official accountability partnership with another person.

#5 - Do NOT panic.

Panic never helped anybody. Unfortunately, though, people tend to panic when their initial plan does not work out. We're going to let you in on a secret: more than likely, your initial plan is NOT going to work out the way you think it's going to. (Or at the very least, the way that you hope it will.)

Time Staffing's team of qualified staffing specialists offers assistance to job seekers in the light industrial and clerical fields. We prep candidates thoroughly by answering their questions and addressing their concerns.

Take, for instance, this testimonial from a job seeker who found a new job through Time Staffing:

"Time Staffing is better than the other staffing places I have been to. The Time Staffing people work with you. Brooke, Hannah, and all the ones in the Findlay office are great. I like them."

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