BetterWorks Goal Summit 2015: Putting Goal Science into Practice with Alex Moffit and Ciara Peter
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GOAL SUMMIT 2015 Putting Goal Science into Practice
Alex Moffit, BetterWorks Ciara Peter, BetterWorks April 16, 2016
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A Brief History
2012
GSTGoalScienceThinking!
1967 1973 1981 1984 1990 1999
S.M.A.R.T.George Doran’s“S.M.A.R.T. Way”
MBOsThe Effective ExecutiveBy Peter Drucker
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The Good and Bad of MBOs
The Good The Bad• Infrequently updated• Siloed• Management-driven• Tied to performance reviews
and compensation
• MBOs ushered in era of results-oriented management
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The Good and Bad of SMART Goals
• Attainable: research has proven that challenging goals are better
• SMART only focuses on the settingof goals, not the pursuing
• Specific: absolutely critical• Measurable: good when
appropriate• Relevant: aligned goals are
better goals• Timely: deadlines boost
performance• Better than no goals
The Good The Bad
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A Brief History
20121967 1973 1981 1984 1990 1999
S.M.A.R.T.George Doran’s“S.M.A.R.T. Way”
MBOsThe Effective ExecutiveBy Peter Drucker
OKRsJohn Doerr introducesOKRs to Google
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A Brief History
• Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) are invented at Intel
• KPCB’s John Doerr brings OKRs to Google and more
Benefits• Quarterly vs. Annual process
• Transparent and aligned
• Aspirational
• Not directly tied to performance reviews/compensation
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How High Performing Companies Manage Goals
Open
Transparent and all individuals participate
Measurable
Metrics and milestone based
goals
Frequent
Quarterly and monthly check-ins
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A Brief History
Today
Goal ScienceGoal ScienceThinking!
1967 1973 1981 1984 1990 1999
S.M.A.R.T.George Doran’s“S.M.A.R.T. Way”
MBOsThe Effective ExecutiveBy Peter Drucker
OKRsJohn Doerr introducesOKRs to Google
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Goal Science Thinking
• A set of principles that helps people achieve their goals
‒ Better goal-setting and goal-pursuing
‒ Enhances SMART goal-setting
• Supports Operational Excellence
• Goal Science thinking is based on:
‒ Leading academic research
‒ Consumer engagement techniques
‒ Data from our platform
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Goal Science™ Pillars
Connected Supported Progress-based Adaptable Aspirational
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Goal Science™ Pillars
Connected
Transparent and all individuals participate
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How we do it
Flexible goal contribution structure allows top down, bottoms up, and horizontal collaboration
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Stats
Do people care about other people’s goals?
27% of @mentions are made by someone other than the goal owner
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Stats
How important are top company goals?
People view their manager’s goals 20% more often than their own
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Stats
How does manager engagement influence behavior?
Managers who check in to a goal bi-weekly increase child goal check ins by 63%
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Supported
Working transparently with social
reinforcement and recognition
Goal Science™ Pillars
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How we do it
Dashboard StatsDisplay dashboard statsto promote engaging behaviors
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Work ProfileWorking transparently with social reinforcement and recognition
How we do it
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Which social actions are most effective?
@mentions, comments, follows have the highest open rates
Stats
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Progress-based
Relevant feedback and frequent wins
Goal Science™ Pillars
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How we do it
Design for primary use cases on mobile, reduce friction to check in and check on team
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How we do it
Company DashboardsReal time company, department, and team progress stats
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Stats
Does the frequency of check ins really matter?
Goals updated in the first month are 3x more likely to be updated
Goals that have between 6-10 are in the goldilocks zone
Less than monthly Greater than monthly Weekly
97.20
93.75
82.53
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Goal Science™ Pillars
AdaptableFlexibility to respond to changing business
needs
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How we do it
Editable goals are adaptable but accountable
Goals are edited twice as often as they are created
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Stats
88% of stall points are within the control of the company
High agility orgs:
More likely to capitalize on
change
High agility employees:
More likely to be top quartile performers
4.5x 3.5x
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Aspirational
Greater achievement and encourage
excellence
Goal Science™ Pillars
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How we do it
Self-assessment via scoring allows user to note insights about the goal’s achievement
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Stats
Do people with aspirational goals really know how they’re doing?
70% of users downloaded goal summary in Q1
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Stats
Aspirational goal setting using BetterWorks
Top-performing department at an industry leading energy company
Average progress: 82%
Average score: 97%
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Goal Science Questions
What? Who? When? How? Why?
Concrete and focused
You and your coworkers
ContinuallyProgress and
feedbackMake an impact
• You know exactly what your goals are, and how they interrelate to your business as a whole.
• You focus on 3-5 goals at a time.
• Your goals are quantifiable with clear metrics and milestones.
• Your goals are yours to create and own, but they connect to others too.
• Having a supportive community alongside you increases goal progress.
• The aspirational, future goals you want take time. You have smaller steps along the way to help reach them.
• The workplace is dynamic. Adapting goals when appropriate helps you stay flexible and on track.
• Progress is the positive force motivating you to do your best.
• Achieving small steps makes feedback relevant, which further fuels momentum.
• You want to accomplish challenging things at work, and make a difference.
• Mastering aspirational, meaningful goals leads to greater engagement, performance, and satisfaction at work.
Questions