{"id":26591,"date":"2021-02-12T09:22:24","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T13:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=26591"},"modified":"2021-02-14T23:42:19","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T03:42:19","slug":"mbo-process-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/mbo-process-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The MBO Process: How to Manage by Objective"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is management by objectives, or MBO? What is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/mbo-process\/\">MBO process<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MBO process lets you decide goals in advance, and then manage based on achieving those goals. The process ensures you meet milestones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about the MBO process and how you can use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using an MBO Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>MBO management will help you manage according to objectives. This way, everything you do will be strategic and will help increase output. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scheduling Implementation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You only need to implement actions that need to be done in between the present moment and your next re-evaluation of the strategy you determined in step #3.<\/strong> For example, every year, Intel plans for the next five years. Because they plan annually, they only need to focus on implementing one year\u2019s strategy, because they\u2019ll look at the other four years and one new year in the next plan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t plan too often, or you won\u2019t have time to get the feedback you need to adjust your plan before you have to implement it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Management by Objectives (MBO)<\/strong> Process<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>When planning for short-term concerns, you can use the \u201cmanagement by objectives (MBO)\u201d technique. Because the timeline is short, you should already have a good idea of present demands on your time, so MBO focuses on steps 2 and 3 of the previous section. When using MBO, you need to determine only two things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Objectives.<\/strong> Only choose a small number of objectives for yourself and your subordinates\u2014if you have too many, your focus will be diluted, and none of them will be done well. Note that if your subordinates meet their objectives, this will result in your objective being met because their objectives are to execute tactics, which will lead to carrying out the strategy, which is your objective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For example, in 1491, the government of Spain needed money to continue the war against the Moors. With the help of her subordinate Christopher Columbus, Queen Isabella decided to look for a new trading route. The queen\u2019s objective was money and Columbus\u2019s was to find the new route. If he found the route, she would get her money.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Milestones (indicators of pace).<\/strong> These need to include specific wording and dates so that it\u2019s very clear whether they\u2019re reached. The deadlines should be short so you can get feedback on your progress quickly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For example, some of Columbus\u2019s milestones were to acquire ships, test the ships, and set sail.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Subordinates can still miss objectives even if they reach all the milestones on time. However, this doesn\u2019t necessarily mean they\u2019ve performed badly\u2014they may have just focused on other, equally productive opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For example, Columbus built the ships, tested them, and set sail, but he never found the trading route he was looking for. 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