Jan. 13, 2026

The Effective Tips You Need For Setting, Tracking, And Achieving Big Goals This Year

The Effective Tips You Need For Setting, Tracking, And Achieving Big Goals This Year

Welcome to People Person! In this episode, host and Morning Brew’s SVP Head of People Operations Kate Noel, speaks with President and Co-Founder of Biller Genie, Garima Shah about setting goals for the new year. How can leaders best help their employees to set and achieve goals? Garima breaks down misconceptions about setting lofty goals, explains how micro goals are the way to go, and gives tips for setting accurate timeframes and steps to take to actually achieve those goals. She also discusses how leaders and employees can work together to track, change, and implement their goals throughout the year ahead. 


00:00: Intro 

01:15: Misconceptions about goal setting for the year 

05:45: Implementing micro goals  

06:40: Planning the timeframe for your goals 

07:55: Best practices for tracking goals

12:00: Goal setting and performance reviews 

14:30: Should employee or employer own goal creation

16:30: How leaders can best navigate changing goals

20:00: Thinking about goal setting in relation to regrets

23:00: Garima shares a goal that changed for her 

26:25: Advice for creating impact in goal-setting 


For more information on Garima, you can follow her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garimashah/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/princessgarima/

And check out Biller Genie: https://billergenie.com/


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People Person is a candid and conversational show where People Professionals can feel seen and heard, and learn from fellow experts in their field. Host and SVP, Head of People Operations at Morning Brew Inc, Kate Noel, brings years of expertise and a healthy sense of humor to discussions about the latest developments and insights that can help others enhance their workplace and their careers. 

Biweekly episodes will feature Kate speaking with entertaining and experienced professionals about everything from holidays to healthcare, and AI to onboarding, in compelling episodes available everywhere you get your favorite Morning Brew podcasts.