Management by Objectives: Perhaps a Model Worth Reconsidering
Albert BarraAugust 1, 2026 · 1 min read
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Management by Objectives (MBO) is a framework for defining and managing organisational goals. It can improve alignment and productivity, but poorly designed implementation may increase pressure, weaken collaboration and overlook the human factors that shape performance.
Management by Objectives, also known as MBO, is a management framework popularised by management consultants around the need to run a business according to clearly defined needs and objectives.
Put another way, it is the process of defining the organisation's principal objectives and using them to determine employees' objectives.
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