Objectives assigned to employees require acceptance to ensure clarity, alignment, and ownership. Both Managers and Employees can accept or reject objectives, depending on their role in the workflow.
1. Accepting or Rejecting Objectives (Manager)
Managers review objectives assigned to their direct reports and decide whether to approve or send them back for revision.
How Managers Accept or Reject Objectives
Go to Objectives.
Click the My Directs tab in the header menu.
Review the assigned objective.
Click Accept to approve or Reject to send it back.
If an Objective Is Rejected
You will be prompted to provide a reason for rejection.
This reason is visible to the employee.
The employee can update the objective based on the feedback and resubmit it for approval.
Click on either Accept or Reject button to take action on the Objectives.
2. Accepting or Rejecting Objectives (Employee)
Employees must review and accept objectives assigned to them before work begins.
When to Accept an Objective
You should accept an objective when:
You clearly understand what needs to be achieved and how
Required dependencies and stakeholder commitments are in place
Tip: PeopleCues recommends having detailed discussions and brainstorming sessions with your manager before accepting an objective to ensure clarity and alignment.
Accept / Reject Workflow
Accepting an Objective
When you accept an objective:
It appears in your My Objectives view
The objective starts at 0% progress with a Not Started status
You can begin adding updates and tracking progress
Accept a new objective under the My Objectives tab.
Rejecting an Objective
When you reject an objective:
The objective is sent back to the assigner
It is removed from your My Objectives view
You are encouraged to add a comment explaining the reason for rejection
Providing clear feedback helps the assigner make the right updates and speeds up re-approval.
