Management by objectives (MBO) was introduced by Peter Drucker in the late fifties. If you search “mbo online” you will find 7million entries ranging from what you are looking for to the MBO theater chain.

People have tried to improve on the Drucker model by such acronyms as SMART, but the power of the system is in its simplicity. MBO requires us to clearly define our goals and then break those goals into small steps that will lead to accomplishing the goal. We will refer to these steps as objectives.

Over the years, the one thing that has been added to the Drucker system of MBO is evaluation of results. Routine evaluation of the results of our efforts helps make sure our project is on track and allows making corrections when some part of a project is lagging behind.



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MKearns Premium
You have done a great job here Bill. You have taken what is often used in one post and broken it into 9 digestible modules. MBO is supplemented by updated leadership and management ideas and by Steven Covey's 7 Habits. Great post.
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bill808 Premium Plus
Yes, MBO never works without great leadership. It helps me organize my life and work with my teams.
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johnwnewman Premium
Thanks! Great job :-)
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bill808 Premium Plus
If any one has experience with MBO please share. Questions? just ask.
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KatieMac Premium
I have not had experience with MBO however I do feel we do need to having planning and organization, you have broken it down into bite sizes to and we can always work on getting one aspect right then move along till we have a smooth process
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rodeves Premium
Very good tutorial. Thanks for sharing!
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