Brenda Recently Started a New Job Wherein She Is Responsible

Brenda recently started a new job wherein she is responsible for supporting the implementation of a leadership development program. Brenda is eager to help her company and is excited at the opportunity to improve her company's performance. Brenda requests a meeting with her boss to go over the goals and objectives that she is to achieve over the next year. Brenda's boss replies to her questions with "your goal is to make it happen." Brenda leaves the meeting feeling uncertain and overwhelmed about what exactly she is to accomplish. According to the goal-setting theory, what should Brenda's boss have done to ensure she stays motivated?

A) provide Brenda with the company's safety climate survey results so she can identify the problems
B) provide Brenda with more specific goals about what she is to achieve
C) ask Brenda why she is eager and excited to support the initiative
D) introduce Brenda to a mentor within the organization to ensure she can set organization-specific goals