Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Management by Objectives (MBO) became the height of corporate fashion in the late 1950s. Later, MBO evolved into strategic planning. The frustrations with current planning practices intersect with another fundamental managerial trend: organizational agility. The world appeared predictable. The future could be planned.

Agility 15

Agility Planning Fayol Strategic Planning 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2016

They’re doing this because hiring independent workers on a contingent basis increases business flexibility and agility, provides access to hard-to-hire specialized talent, and potentially reduces costs. In the U.S. alone, companies are engaging roughly 6.4 Both benefit from having a stronger, more direct relationship with each other.

MBO 8

MBO Long-term Human Capital Outsourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2018

Andy had created this system for goal setting that was deceptively simple, but also the polar opposite of the conventional management by objectives (MBO) systems, which tend to be top down, hierarchical, annual, and linked to compensation. How do OKRs differ from, or complement, an Agile system? Agile guides your day-to-day work.

Goal 8

Goal Objective Venture Capitalist MBO 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

The MBO Partners 2015 State of Independence workforce study found that 6.4 In our research we heard from company leaders that their businesses are turning to independent workers to increase business flexibility and agility. trillion, or 2%, to global GDP and increase employment by 72 million full-time-equivalent positions by 2025.

Company 8

Company Automotive MBO Globalization 8