How to link objectives
StaffCircle allows you to create objectives which will feed their results in to one another. Within the platform you can create personal objectives which feed in to departmental objectives, and departmental objectives which can feed in to company objectives.
This lesson applies to both SMART objectives and OKRs. When referencing OKRs, this is for the individual key results.
Below are some helpful tips when interlinking objectives in StaffCircle:
The objectives you are linking must be of the same value. For example, if your departmental objective is measured as a percentage then the personal objective which feeds in to this must also be a percentage.
– Personal objectives can only feed in to departmental objectives. Personal objectives cannot directly feed in to Company objectives.
– OKRs (Key Results) can be linked to SMART objectives as long as they are measured in the same value.
– The OKR itself cannot be linked – only the individual key results
Step One
Start the progress of creating either a SMART objective or a Key Result (OKR) by following the instructions within the relevant lessons.
Step Two
When you see the ‘Link Objective’ toggle, switch this on to expose the ‘Select related [department/company] objective’ drop-down menu.
Step Three
Select the relevant objective from the drop-down menu, and then proceed through the rest of the screens to add the objective to the platform.
You can link existing objectives to departmental or company objectives by ‘editing’ the objective from the Objective Manager screen.
Employees can not link their own objectives to departmental objectives as linking objectives can only be performed by those with managerial permissions.