Priorities, Owners and Goals.

One of the toughest parts of an early stage company is holding people accountable. Setting the priorities of the company is only the first step in the process. Achieving the goals of each priority is the rub.

In order to attain these goals, try putting in place communication of this nature:

Create a chart and send this out to all constituents that lists:

  1. Priority
  2. Goal (Date)
  3. Owner
  4. Resources assigned to this priority

“Lead the organization to a more disciplined management structure.” 

From Chaos to Structure

You accomplish several goals with this communication. First, you align the business and team members to the organization’s priorities. If you involve team members in setting priorities, you create alignment that you may not have had before. Second, you create accountability. Owners know they are responsible to a larger group. In smaller companies, owners often don’t actually “own” or take responsibility for their assigned priorities, and, regardless of your business size and number of resources, making the expectation of ownership public enhances accountability. Third, it demonstrates the organization’s movement to a more disciplined management structure. You change your “chaos” to a more structured approach. Finally, it demonstrates your leadership. It’s easy to keep doing what you did yesterday. It takes leadership to challenge your organization, to help them make tough decisions, to align priorities with people and drive accountability.

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