There is one month left until the end of the year and, as a leader, it is likely that you are thinking that everything that had to be done, it has probably already been done. And because we are close to the end, there is no more time to reverse any complex situation that has occurred or any mistake that happened along the way and that could not be undone. However, is there really nothing that can be done
It is normal for us to be tired, because when this time of year arrives, we really just want it to end, so that we can start everything over again, in a new way, as if it were a blank page. But it's not as simple as it seems, even more so when there are processes that have already been opened and need a conclusion, so that you can move on with others
The truth is that from the moment we believe we can do nothing more, we ended up stagnating and pushing some issues to next year, what is not good. If you don't solve this problem today, it will be like a ghost, because it won't disappear next year with a wave of a magic wand. Worse, it may have even increased in size and its resolution may have become even more difficult
You might be thinking, how do I address? The OKRs – Objectives and Key Results -, they can be useful, after all, one of its premises is to bring the team to help, for a team project to be done that, most likely, it will be better to address the topic. The manager can sit down with their team and start cutting the cow to eat it in steaks, making a list of the pains and thus defining the degree of priority
From this, everyone can think about what can still be resolved this year, not dragging so many problems into 2025. Thus, the tool helps you bring clarity and focus, what will assist in this process of choosing what should be looked at first and also how adjustments can be made, that in an OKR management, can be carried out constantly based on results, what allows recalculating the route more quickly
However, it is very important to keep in mind that it is not feasible to fix all the points in the 45 minutes of the second half. To make it work, the team needs to be well sized to address what can be fixed now, and create abacklogthe other demands that will take more time or do not deserve to be addressed now. It's no use getting desperate wanting to change everything, to then have double the work and tidy up again. It will end up being worse and causing more headaches
For this reason, it is essential for the manager to use the tools that are available to their advantage and rely on the support of the employees, so that I can close 2024 with a positive balance and without many pending issues. There is still time to save the year, you just need to get organized better, setting long-term goals, medium and mainly short term, never forgetting to work for results. This makes all the difference
