Drucker: management by objectives, and what an organisation is for
The purpose of an organisation always lies outside it — so doing the internal work well proves nothing by itself.
Inside an organisation there are only efforts and costs; a result appears when somebody outside chooses you.
- How many meetings were heldHow many students came, and came back
- How enjoyable the board session wasWho outside the club is better off
- Only the president knows the objectivesEach person checks their own
- The situation
The annual report: twelve events, an active board, a good atmosphere.
- What the model says
Three lines, all of them from inside. The activity may have been enjoyable; the result is what changed outside the club.
- What you do
Against each activity write one sentence: who outside has to be better off for it, and how you will see that within a month.
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