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Generally, everyone should have clear goals - use OKR’s if you want for this. If the goals are clear and time bound, then execution be straightforward enough.
by rufius 4y ago
Generally, everyone should have clear goals - use OKR’s if you want for this.
If the goals are clear and time bound, then execution be straightforward enough. The trick is what to do if things don’t go according to plan.
I generally ask my team to do a little tabletop for the quarter on what “release valves” or alternate routes we have to accomplishing the goal.
Also - if you’re essential to the team executing, you’re already behind. Engineers aren’t fungible cogs, but part of a leader’s job is to teach team members how to do their job.
A resilient team can execute without all members because there’s shared goals and roles/responsibilities.
- freeqaz 4y agoA quarter is like a decade at an early stage startup though. I'm not sure how many employees OPs company has though, so maybe they're at a bigger stage. We're at 4 people currently and it would be extremely difficult to set goals that span 3 months. There is too much in flux.
- rufius 4y agoThe goals don’t need to be minute and fine grained. They could be as simple as “onboard 20 new customers by December 15”. From there, you build whatever is necessary to capture 20 new customers.