Types of Rocks — Company, Departmental, Individual

Understanding Rock categories helps ensure alignment and accountability across all levels of your organization.

Written by Tommy Mains

Updated at March 10th, 2025

The default Rock type is considered an individual Rock, in which one person is accountable for its completion. Teams can then choose to elevate a Rock's importance to the company or departmental level.

  • Company Rocks: Set by the Leadership Team (LT) to drive organizational goals.
  • Departmental Rocks: Prioritized Rocks at the team/department level.
  • Individual Rocks: Assigned to a team member based on their role and responsibilities.

 

 

To mark a Rock as a Company or Departmental:

  1. Click Rocks from the left navigation.
  2. Click the Rock to open its details panel.
  3. Click the corresponding circle to mark the goal as a Company Rock or Departmental Rock.

Changes made to the Rock's details panel are saved automatically.

 

View a step-by-step tutorial

 
 

 

If you've shared a Rock with the leadership team or from the leadership team to additional teams, then it can be designated as both a Company Rock at the leadership team level and a Departmental Rock for other teams.