The OKR feature previously only allowed manager users to link their OKRs to the overall company objectives, and employee users could link their OKRs to the managers. This created a hierarchy as follows:
Company objective > Manager OKR > Employee OKR
Managers were not able to create OKRs that sat underneath their own manager's.
However, based on client feedback, we have updated this to allow managers to link their own OKR to their own manager's OKR.
This means that line managers can link their OKRs to their senior manager's OKR.
The line manager's OKR will display as 'Employee OKR' in the hierarchy.
This means that line managers can now:
Create a Manager OKR linked directly to a Company Objective.
Or, create an Employee OKR linked to their own manager's OKR.
An example:
Bob is a Senior Manager.
He oversees Sally and Sally's team. Sally is the line manager..
Bob creates a Manager OKR linked to a Company Objective.
Sally creates an Employee OKR linked to Bob's OKR.
This creates a hierarchy of:
Company Objective > Bob's OKR > Sally's OKR