Aligning people towards their objectives – The OAR principle

It is pretty obvious (though far from always being done) that individuals’ goals should be aligned with the organization’so objectives. But we also have to pay attention to ensuring they have the proper resources (including abilities, skills), and the proper authority to be effective when pursuing their goals. Just consider the cases when you lacked either or both authority and resources to achieve your objectives, and think how frustrated and helpless you felt.
So … We should design our organizations in a way that align folks’ “OAR”s :
– their Objectives
– their Authority
– their Resources
Of course I am assuming here that people who have control over their destiny will be more productive than if they are frustrated and helpless. Some leaders believe in politics and FUD instead, that is another problem altogether 🙂