We are officially in the last quarter of 2024 and if you hold a leadership role in any company, it is likely that you are already thinking of ways to close this cycle well, delivering a quality performance, so that thus, may it be possible to start the next year with positive results. However, is there a specific path to follow to make it work
The answer is: no! Each company is unique and even if it offers services or even products similar to one or more competitors, it is not possible to equalize and want to follow a standard for everyone. After all, what was good for one may not work for the other and vice versa. In addition, it is essential to know the organization's history throughout the year, so that we can identify mistakes and successes
If what you are doing has been working for a while and showing satisfactory results according to the objectives set in the planning, the company is probably moving in the desired direction. I'll let you know, this is rare! Either you have a truly amazing team or your goals are not ambitious enough. And "doing well" is not an impediment to improvements and possible adjustments, but it is an "easier" scenario to maintain during the last quarter, working consistently
The hardest part is when you realize that the actions are not working and that the results are below expectations or taking much longer than planned. What is more common to happen, for different reasons. This situation is a sign that it is necessary to review the strategies and understand what is not working properly, to make it feasible to adjust the course and ensure that your company recovers and performs well during these last three months of the year
To make this process more efficient, you can adopt OKRs – Objectives and Key Results -, that will greatly help your management focus on what will really bring you closer to the desired result. To manage to get there, choose a goal and define the results you want to achieve, what else will contribute to the greater result. Maybe you can't get more than one, let the others, if you can't even reach this one
However, the manager does not need and, should not, go through this moment of adjustments alone. One of the premises of OKRs is that employees actively participate alongside the leader, being part of these constructions. Of course, each one respecting their role, but knowing how your task influences the whole. In this way, the team can collaborate effectively, knowing what they need to do
The point I like to emphasize is that perhaps the result of the year, look in a general way, do not be hit as expected before, but at least in this last onesprint, you and your team learned to collaborate and focus better, being guided to work for the result, what I consider the ideal model. Believe me, this is just the beginning of building a different 2025
Make your company perform well in the last quarter of the year
