What is Management By Objectifs?

Management By Objectifs is a method of management developed by Peter Drucker and George S. Odiorne. This style of management is based on the cascading down of the company goals through the organisation chart; from the top management to the first collaborator.

This way of managing is fully adopted by the best in class company that are embracing the Lean Thinking philosophy.

When this way of management is well applied it become the invisible engine that drive the everyday focus of all the company collaborators.

The first step of the MBO method to manage a company? “To define clearly your objectif before to engage humans and economics resources to seeking its achievement”.

1. The managers engage for each of their area to the common goals definition at which everybody have to participate.
2. Every member of the work group must in relationship with the announced goals be capable to annonce their responsabilites areas and the results they want to achieve.
3. Every person knows his goals and prepare an action plan to achieve them and their activity is evaluated on the results feedback.