an MSME also can plot its way into accelerated growth.
This strategy is OKR, a process that is a goal-setting framework designed with a given set of companies like Google, Intel, and LinkedIn. Among several leaders guiding companies and MSMEs across India on how to adopt and master the OKR methodology, one would identify Suresh Mansharani at the forefront who has helped over 5000 MSMEs and large corporations to implement OKRs.
Suresh Mansharamani, is the only Global OKR coach in India. His company was listed at the Bombay Stock Exchange and the IPO was oversubscribed 300 times back in 1996. A certified gallup strengths coach, three-time TEDx speaker, and the founder of India’s fastest-growing community of MSMEs, the Tajurba network, he is on a mission to help 500 SMES in India scale up and launch their IPOs.
Suresh has a unique take on OKR which makes him the most sought after coach in India. But what exactly is OKR?
OKR is an abbreviation of Objectives and Key Results. It is that framework that helps businesses align toward ambitious goals and efforts by breaking up larger objectives into smaller, quantified key results. Its brilliance lies in its simplicity: the objectives set the direction, and the key results measure how much progress has been made toward those objectives.
Everyone working in an organisation-from an individual at the executive level to the one at the very pinnacle of management- all work toward a common vision with complete transparency and accountability.
OKR provides MSMEs with several advantages. Thus, although the OKR methodology is highly popular among large corporations, holds a great amount of importance for MSMEs:
1. Clear Goals- Considering the thin resources of MSME, it is important that the goals are crystal clear and focused. OKRs can be helpful to a business to focus on what is really important, eliminate distractions, and work with high productivity.
2. Cross Alignment among Teams- MSMEs are known to have lean teams. OKR ensures that everyone realises how his work translates into the realisation of broad company goals and, therefore, encourages a collaborative environment.
3. Accountability and Transparency- OKR facilitates frequent check-ins as well as reviews, thus instilling an accountability culture, however its different from micro-management. Everyone knows who is doing what and where everybody stands at all times.
4. Flexibility and Learning- One of the massive strengths for MSMEs is that it’s agile and flexible. OKRs shall be set up in quarters and the business pivots extremely fast where it needs to while the long-term goals shall remain right in the line of sight. This keeps the business flexible enough for unpredictable obstacles or calamities.
5. Data-Driven Decision Making- The measurable aspect of OKRs ensures that decisions are made based on real data and assumptions.
Expertise of Suresh Mansharmani in OKR Coaching
Suresh Mansharmani is easily the best OKR coach in India. With decades of business coaching behind him, Suresh boasts a reputation for kinds of changes MSMEs should undergo to change their approach to goal setting and performance management. Inspiration to him comes from real-world business challenges, primarily among small-to-mid-sized enterprises, out of experience combined with deep understanding.
Here’s how Suresh Mansharmani flips OKR on its head for MSMEs.
1. Tailor-made OKR Implementation: Suresh learns that MSMEs are vastly different from corporate goliaths. He tries to keep the degree of tailoring the implementation of OKRs as high as possible aligned with the needs of every venture, thus realistic yet ambitious enough to generate immense growth.
2. Strategic alignment: Suresh collaborates with the leadership teams of MSME to align OKR-based business strategies in support of the organization’s ultimate goals, thereby reflecting on how such long-term vision is channeled into short-term management goals.
3. Accountability culture across teams is one of the biggest challenges MSMEs face. Suresh enables accountability building where progress is tracked ruthlessly without any micromanaging that generates autonomy and responsibility.
4. Systematic Review and Course Correction Suresh wants a systematic review of the progress made and course corrections. He coaches companies through quarterly OKR cycles to pivot when necessary but always with top-line focus.
5. Coaching for Growth Mindset: As a coach, Suresh ensures that the business units on OKRs also develop their growth mindset. He encourages teams to take complete ownership of roles and think creatively. And take objectives beyond the status quo.
6. Hands-on workshop and training: Suresh conducts hands-on workshops customized for MSME and then trains the teams on how to make and implement them and then reviews them. His practical approach makes sure that businesses leave with actionable plans, not theoretical knowledge.
Wonders of Suresh’s Coaching
Suresh Mansharmani in his coaching for OKRs has helped countless MSMEs translate their goals into actionable results. Businesses from all walks of life-from tech startups to the manufacturing industry-have benefited through him. His clients have seen productivity improvement, team alignment, and, more notably, measurable growth after implementing OKRs. For example, it is the case of this mid-sized manufacturing company which started implementing OKRs when Suresh streamlined its operations. This company increased its efficiency by 30% with significant wastage reduction while it began exploring other markets within a year as well.
Why Choose Suresh Mansharmani?
What sets Suresh Mansharmani apart is that he breaks the jargon of complicated business strategies down into simple actionable steps, having an understanding of MSMEs at a personal level, bringing him strength to the table for companies desirous of growth through OKR. His coaching goes beyond the framework to put accountability, clarity, and execution in a mindset that will last well beyond the OKR-setting process. OKRs emerge as one of the workable strategies for the scaling up, adaptation, and effective survival of MSMEs within the competitive environment.
Proper coaching, from experts like Suresh Mansharmani, makes MSMEs understand themselves and grow into growth that is hitherto unimaginable. His expertise did not just bring clarity to the goal-setting process but also arms businesses with the tools that will serve them well for sustained success. MSMEs is indeed the world in which every decision is crucial, and partnering with a coach like Suresh Mansharmani might prove to be that game-changer for businesses from being good to great.
