For the third in my series of “Courting OKRs Controversy” articles I’ve chosen a topic that at first glance may appear to have an obvious answer, especially if you’re a true believer in the methodology. Before revealing that answer let me introduce the question: Is it...
The First Rule of OKR, is There Are No Rules in OKR I spent some time early in my career working in public accounting. No offense to accountants everywhere, but it wasn’t my favorite time, and I’ve long since retired my calculator. However, one of the comforting...
Practicing What We Preach One of my OKRs for this quarter is to go through all of the many business magazines and books I’ve read over the past several months and extract the nuggets I think are particularly relevant – those I can share with clients to help them...
Excess Access I recently heard a TV executive say that between broadcast networks, cable, and streaming outlets there are over 400 scripted shows running in the U.S. right now. Over 400! How are we supposed to keep up with them? Every time I chat with friends a new...
