We are at the beginning of a new year, It's a moment that we traditionally use to chart the goals and set the objectives that will guide the company's path throughout the year.. However, Those who think it's enough to put in the first "big idea" that comes to their minds are wrong., That will be enough.. On the contrary, to do it the right way., the company's history must be assessed, starting with the 2024 balance sheet
I know saying that might seem a little obvious., But a lot of companies don't do that process yet.. There are some managers who believe that they should pass a rubber in the previous year, As soon as recess is over and the real work begins. And good, In the face of my experience, unless it is a new organisation on the market, There's no point in pretending that nothing happened before.
You must be wondering: why? The answer is simple: start everything from scratch., ignoring the existence of a previous work, It ends all chances of your business prospering.. After all, Even if you give it up and start another company, change area or want to do the same job in a different way, You need to understand the past to hit the present and ensure a better future.
In this sense, it would be recommended to have a document containing the data with the balance of the previous year, to be able to understand the current situation of your company, Knowing mistakes and successes, Besides knowing where you're good and where you need to improve.. Without this, It's hard to know where to go.. And as the laughing cat would say in the classic storyAlice in Wonderland, If you don't know where to go, Any way works.
However, be aware that ‘any way ⁇ is not a good option when you have a business that you want to grow, Especially with employees who depend on us and the job.. That's why, use the OKRs – Objectives and Key Results -, It can be a great solution to be able to define what is the best route at the moment., both for the year and, especially, for the next three months
Yes, Three months is an ideal time., after all, A year nowadays feels like a decade, and OKRs help us a lot to work better with shorter cycles.. In this way, Will it be possible to fix what went wrong?, if necessary, Starting to work for results. And once you outline the goals and set the goals – of short, medium and long term – to get to these expected results, It'll be easier to figure out which way you should go.
And remember: it's okay to admit that the path you chose wasn't the best or that it wasn't what you expected, These things can happen, and they're more common than you think.. It is always possible to recalculate the route and go in a new direction. We can make mistakes., But as long as they're new mistakes
You are allowed to make mistakes along the way
