This document summarizes the benefits of using OKR (Objectives and Key Results) goals for companies. It states that OKRs help align employees, focus effort on key priorities, improve communication, create transparency, and establish measurable progress indicators. Research shows companies that use goals see higher performance, better employee engagement, clearer priorities for employees, and more alignment. The document promotes Atiim, an OKR platform, as a way for mid-market companies to achieve maximum performance through goals-based alignment and management.

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Easily set clear business objectives, align your teams, focus
everyone on what matters, track progress,
and drive great results.

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Business Challenges

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“Ifyoucouldgetallthepeopleinan
organizationrowinginthesamedirection,you
coulddominateanyindustry,inanymarket,
againstanycompetition,atanytime.”
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
byPatrick Lencioni
Image Source: Teamapproach

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A team that is not focused on results:
• Stagnatesand failstogrow
• Rarelydefeatstheircompetitors
• Losesresults-orientedemployees
• Everyone focuses on themselves
• Getseasilydistracted
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
byPatrick Lencioni
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95%of employees do not fully understand the
company’s goals or what’s expected of them to achieve
the company goals
Source: Harvard Business Review, Robert Kaplan and David Norton.

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TopEmployeeComplaints AboutManagers
Source: Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/2015/06/the-top-complaints-from-employees-about-their-leaders

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Source: Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/2016/03/two-thirds-of-managers-are-uncomfortable-communicating-with-employees
And What ManagersAdmit In an Anonymous Survey
% of Managers Admitting They Not Communicating Or Providing Feedback When…

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Source: Gallup, http://www.gallup.com/businessjournal/195803/employees-really-know-expected.aspx

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Totalcostofyourworkforce:
70%
Source: Brookings Institute & SHRM Research

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Every CompanyWants to Answer These Questions
Is everyoneclear ontheirindividual goalsandhowtheytie tocorporategoals?
Canourcompanymeasure everyone’s performanceobjectively andconsistently?
Is ourorganizationgetting the performanceit needs fromouremployees andteams?

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Doug Conant,
former CEOofCampbell Soup
Towininthemarketplace
youmustfirstwinintheworkplace.

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The OKR Goals Revolution

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OKRsisacriticalthinkingframeworkand
ongoingdisciplinethatseekstoensure
employeesworktogether,focusingtheir
effortstomakemeasurablecontributionsthat
drivethecompanyforward.
Source: Objectives & Key Results, Paul R. Niven and Ben Lamorte

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OKR video
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Source: Google re:Work

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Source: Google re:Work

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Clear objectives align everyoneat yourcompanyand focuscollective
effort onwhat really matters so that you can achieve your top
corporate goals.

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How Goal-SettingHas EvolvedIn 50 Years
• Aligned, not just astand-alone objective handed to anindividual
• Company-wide Transparency,visible to alland not just byone individual
• An Objective can be set with several KPIs, not just one KPI
• Allows for cross-functional alignment, not just isolated in a silo
• Quarterly objectives (but weekly check-ins),not just once a year
• Progress updated with a “check-in” every week, not a few times a year
• Taps into the collective wisdom of the team, not just handed down

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7 ReasonsWhy GreatCompanies UseOKR Goals
1. Clear and Accurate Communication: inform everyoneabout what is trulyimportant.
2. Focus: focus (and re-focuses) all effort on the keypriorities that are the most important.
3. Alignment: align everyoneat your companyto workon the top objectives; break down silos.
4. Connect Employees: connectyour employees’ workto yourcompany’s mission -this impacts your employees’ performanceand your company’s
results.
5. Improve Continuous Learning: OKRs offer your companyfaster learningand improvement that drive better results.
6. Create Transparency and Accountability: OKRs bringtransparencyto yourcompanyand everyonecan see what others areworking onand this
drives more collaboration and better performances.
7. Establish Measurable Progress Indicators that Drive Results: by establishing keyprogress indicators towards measurable results everyoneinyour
organization can beclear on how to accelerate performance and driver results.

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How Using GoalsAffectOrganizations
• 74% - higher performance and results
• 76% - improved employee engagement
• 80% - better “managereffectiveness”
• 83% - employees clearly know top priorities
• 92% - better company-wide alignment
• 95% - more transparency, and…
• 97% - employees work harder when colleagues can seetheir goals
Sources: Atiim customer surveys; industry analysts, public data, Deloitte/Bersin

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Great CompaniesUse Objectives ToSucceed

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About Atiim Inc.

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Atiim is an enterprise goals and performance management platform that transforms
the way organizations and their people align and revolutionizes how companies work
to achieve maximum
performance and stellar results.
Our mission is to make mid-market companies more:
aligned, competitive, effective and successful.
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