Ad Kleingeld

Ad Kleingeld is an assistant professor in the Human Performance Management (HPM) group at the faculty of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). His research interests include work motivation in general, and specifically goal-setting and feedback interventions to enhance performance of individuals and teams. One of his key studies is a meta-analysis on the effects of goal setting on group performance. He is an expert in the Productivity Measurement and Enhancement (ProMES) method, an evidence-based application of several key theories in organizational psychology. Other research interests include the effects of personality, goal orientations and subconscious goals on performance. Although his research has largely focused on enhancing work performance, recent research is also aimed at identifying student-related predictors of academic success in STEM university programs.

Challenging goals and specific feedback are indispensable for individuals and teams to manage and enhance their performance. Both goals and feedback are needed: one does not work without the other. Neither will work unless they are based on valid and controllable performance measures.”