🧭 Management Strategy · Trends

Understanding MBO

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⏱ Training hours2 hours
🏢 FormatOn-site delivery · Customized design
👤 InstructorJohn Kim
✅ Key OutcomeStronger practical MBO skills

This course gives practitioners what they need to introduce Management by Objectives (MBO), with a systematic method that runs from setting organizational goals to evaluating performance. In this intensive 2-hour program led by John Kim, CEO of Nanum Consulting, you will learn the core principles of an MBO system and how to apply them. Using a step-by-step goal-setting process and practical methods for designing performance indicators, you will build the skills to set up an effective MBO framework in your organization. The program covers the key points of running MBO that middle managers and team leaders need to know, so you can apply it on the job right away. The curriculum draws on training delivered to 50+ major corporations and institutions.

Who is this course for?

Well suited to team leaders and middle managers, and to leaders of organizations introducing an objective management system. The content is built for managers who struggle with performance management and goal setting, so they can apply it to their work right away.

What will you learn?

  • Learning the fundamentals of MBO

Curriculum

Module 1: MBO ①
  • Peter Drucker: HR → CSR → MBO
  • The concept of MBO (Management By Objectives)
  • Executing MBO: Vision → Strategy → KSF → KPI
  • KSF (Key Success Factor): concept and cases
  • Setting KSFs: PEST, Five Forces, Mission, Vision
  • KPI (Key Performance Indicator): concept and cases
Module 2:
  • [ MBO ② ] BSC (Balanced Score Card)
  • BSC (Balanced Scorecard): concept
  • The four BSC perspectives: Financial, Customer, Internal, Learning & Growth
  • BSC concept and key points
  • Strategic goals: how to set them
  • Strategic goal-setting template provided
  • Overview of the MBO, KSF, KPI, and OKR frameworks

Expected results / After the course

  • Stronger practical MBO skills

On-site training references

Hyundai MotorTechnoparkKyungil UniversityKorea Foundation for Women in Science, Engineering and TechnologySamsung Electronics SalesSiheung Industry Promotion AgencyShinsegae Department StoreUlsan SMEsInduk UniversityHyundai CorporationKorea SMEs and Startups AgencyDaehan SugarNAFCO KoreaMyungsung Marine Industry.K-waterKyungil Univ.Daegu OfficeLezhin EntertainmentSamyang FoodsSeoul Guarantee InsuranceAnsan Social Economy Support CenterWoorideul HRDKakaoBankHUGO BOSS Korea& more

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FAQ

Well suited to team leaders and middle managers, and to leaders of organizations introducing an objective management system. The content is built for managers who struggle with performance management and goal setting, so they can apply it to their work right away.
Covers systematic MBO theory grounded in Peter Drucker’s principles, with a comprehensive look at how MBO connects to HR and CSR. Rather than simple goal setting, this distinctive curriculum helps you understand an organization-wide objective management system.
The course is a focused 2-hour session, so even busy managers can join without strain. Training costs vary with group size and on-site conditions, so we provide a customized quote after a consultation.
John Kim has extensive experience delivering goal-management and performance-management training at a wide range of large and mid-sized companies. He is especially well regarded for providing practical solutions to organizations struggling to introduce and sustain MBO.
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Understanding MBO

An essential course for practitioners introducing Management by Objectives (MBO), covering a systematic methodology from setting organizational goals to evaluating

Duration2 hours
FieldManagement Strategy · Trends
InstructorJohn Kim
Training objectives
  • Learning the fundamentals of MBO
Expected results
  • Stronger practical MBO skills
Curriculum
Module 1Module 1: MBO ①
  • Peter Drucker: HR → CSR → MBO
  • The concept of MBO (Management By Objectives)
  • Executing MBO: Vision → Strategy → KSF → KPI
  • KSF (Key Success Factor): concept and cases
  • Setting KSFs: PEST, Five Forces, Mission, Vision
  • KPI (Key Performance Indicator): concept and cases
Module 2Module 2:
  • [ MBO ② ] BSC (Balanced Score Card)
  • BSC (Balanced Scorecard): concept
  • The four BSC perspectives: Financial, Customer, Internal, Learning & Growth
  • BSC concept and key points
  • Strategic goals: how to set them
  • Strategic goal-setting template provided
  • Overview of the MBO, KSF, KPI, and OKR frameworks
About the instructor
Instructor John Kim
John Kim, Lead Instructor
10 years in industry · 15 years teaching (3,000+ lectures)
Education
· MBA (advanced major: Marketing), Korea University Graduate School of Business (graduated)
· Sungkyunkwan University Consultant Program (completed)
· Sogang University Graduate School of Business, Short-Term MBA (completed)
· Seoul National University Lifelong Education Instructor Development Program (completed)
· Chung-Ang University, B.A. in English Language and Literature (graduated)
Experience
· Current: CEO, Nanum Consulting
· Formerly at Hyosung Corp., Daeduck Electronics and Shinhan Diamond: overseas assignments and strategic planning (10+ years)
· Current partner instructor, Expert Consulting
· Current: Partner instructor, PSI Consulting
· (Current) Partner instructor, Korea SMEs and Startups Agency and SME Training Institute
Credentials and publications
· Certified consultant
· Certified teacher
· Completed official IDEO Design Thinking training
· B2B Marketing Design (1 Apr 2025)
· The Chinese Diamond Tool Market: Present and Future (co-authored, Korea Tool Association)
· Battles That Changed History and Innovative Weapons (in progress)