Microsoft aims to improve OKR adoption with Viva Goals integrations
Microsoft Friday announced new features for Viva Goals designed to make it easier to accelerate the adoption of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) through enhanced integration with Microsoft applications such as Teams and Planner, as well as new analytics capabilities that aim to help business leaders better understand how employees are engaging with goals.
Research commissioned by Microsoft and undertaken by Forrester found that 47% of leaders said poorly structured goal setting reduces employee motivation. Additionally, 50% of employee respondents said that having more clarity around their goals gives them a greater sense of purpose and motivates them to work harder, a sentiment echoed by 60% of leaders that were surveyed. New research from Forrester and Microsoft shows employees who have clarity around goal setting are make for more motivated employees