Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Management by objectives works
English answer:
to direct/coordinate other people's work by giving them targets to achieve
Added to glossary by
Jason Ma
Feb 11, 2008 16:03
16 yrs ago
English term
Management by objectives works
English
Bus/Financial
Management
“Management by objectives works if you first think through your objectives. Ninety percent of the time you haven’t.
Could anyone kindly explain the meaning of this quotation?
Thanks.
Could anyone kindly explain the meaning of this quotation?
Thanks.
Responses
4 +5 | see below. | Adele Oliveri |
5 +2 | Managing oneself or others by setting objectives or goals yields results | PoveyTrans (X) |
Change log
Feb 16, 2008 04:13: Jason Ma changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/641710">Jason Ma's</a> old entry - "Management by objectives works "" to ""to direct/coordinate other people's work by giving them targets to achieve""
Responses
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Selected
see below.
to "manage by objectives" means to direct/coordinate other people's work by giving them targets to achieve. in order to do this, a manager needs to think very carefully about what those targets/objectives are. 90% of the time (i.e. 9 times out of 10) managers don't do that, and set inadequate targets.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to Adele and Simon for your suggestions."
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3 mins
Managing oneself or others by setting objectives or goals yields results
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