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Goal
setting occurs from the organizational level down
to the individual level. Managing by Objectives
(MBO) gets everyone pulling in the same direction.
"Having struggled with goal-setting, all my Partners
and I realize the futility of trying to do it
ourselves, especially with the 11 individual,
strong personalities. You did an excellent job
for us." -- Edwin B. Bruce, A.I.A., Managing
Partner
At the organizational level, we use a copyrighted
Annual Goal Setting & Review process that is
a critical element for successful ongoing business
operations. Sometimes called Strategic Goal Setting
or Key Business Goals Creation, its purpose is
to tap the brain trust of the enterprise and get
everyone on the same page through consultative
management; the most successful form of leadership
for over ten years in The United States.
In addition to facilitating consensus management,
the Annual Goal Setting and Review process also
has two other applications. First, it is a very
effective way to quickly "jump start" an organization
or department when "time is of the essence". Second,
it is a very effective way of methodically measuring
progress achieved on prior years goals for enhanced
accountability before setting a new round of goals.
This "measure, adjust, aim, fire" approach steadily
and methodically ensures that the organization
achieves more of its goals more often. According
to Fallon and Brinkerhoff (1996), organizational
effectiveness is a company's long-term ability
to consistently achieve its strategic and operational
goals.
The Annual Goal Setting process used by Alliance
Professional Group, LLC is unique in two ways.
First, it sets the reward and consequence boundaries
for each goal. Secondly, it identifies all obstacles
to goal achievement BEFORE focusing on solutions.
This technique makes it more likely that surprises
and unattained goals will be avoided due to "unanticipated"
factors.
Not only organizations, but individuals stand
to benefit from setting specific goals. More at
the individual level, Management By Objectives
(MBO) enables the organization to get everyone
"pulling in the same direction" and aligned with
the organizational goals. These goals must be
SMART, meaning they are Specific, Measurable,
Achievable, Realistic, and on a Timetable. The
goals must be set mutually by all those involved
so that they are not imposed. Otherwise, it is
an improper application of modern MBO and will
be resisted by the employees it is designed to
guide.
Management By Objectives (MBO) is a three step
process as follows: |
