{"id":13997,"date":"2024-04-08T10:58:29","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T17:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/?p=13997"},"modified":"2024-05-20T09:33:29","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T16:33:29","slug":"driving-microsoft-goals-usage-at-microsoft-with-microsoft-viva-engage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/insidetrack\/blog\/driving-microsoft-goals-usage-at-microsoft-with-microsoft-viva-engage\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving our Microsoft Viva Goals usage with Microsoft Viva Engage"},"content":{"rendered":"
Employees worldwide are embracing flexible work, seeking work-life balance, and pursuing purpose and fulfillment in careers. Employers want to support their team and maximize efficiency as much as possible\u2014particularly around key objectives.<\/p>\n
Here at Microsoft, we\u2019re using objectives and key results (OKRs) in Microsoft Viva Goals to align our team priorities with our overarching business goals, which is helping our employees find a greater sense of purpose and drive more impact.<\/p>\n
While OKRs and the goals we create with them are powerful, they don\u2019t directly translate to motivation or progress. Successfully integrating an OKR framework hinges on ensuring companywide goal alignment among teams, and motivating employees to genuinely invest in them.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Don Campbell, senior director, Microsoft Digital<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
OKRs serve as a measure of key objectives, tracking progress across various domains. At Microsoft, we use the resulting data sets to inform our decision-making and align on our goals.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile OKRs and the goals we create with them are powerful, they don\u2019t directly translate to motivation or progress,\u201d says Don Campbell, a senior director in Microsoft Digital, the company\u2019s IT organization, and lead of the team that deployed Microsoft Viva Goals across the company. \u201cSuccessfully integrating an OKR framework hinges on ensuring companywide goal alignment among teams, and motivating employees to genuinely invest in them.\u201d<\/p>\n