Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) have emerged as a powerful framework for setting goals and driving organizational success. Originally popularized by companies like Intel and Google, OKRs help align efforts, promote transparency, and foster a culture of...
Before typing the words you’re currently reading I’d been staring at a blinking cursor for a solid twenty minutes. You might think I was suffering from a case of writer’s block, just couldn’t find the perfect sentence to kickstart this article into gear, or like most...
For the first installment in my series, Courting OKRs Controversy I’m going to cheat a bit here and quote directly from my latest book, “OKRs For Dummies.” Here’s what I had to say on the issue of Metric vs. Milestone Key Results: Over the years I’ve encountered many...
The Mountain & The Quest At the end of June 2023, I climbed Mount Rainier with a group of friends all in our 40s and 50s for 3 days. The mountain is located just outside Seattle, Washington and is one of the tallest mountains in the continental US at 14,410 feet...
Thud! That’s the sound of John Doerr’s bestselling book “Measure What Matters” hitting your desk, followed soon after by your boss’s voice recommending, not so gently, that you read it ASAP. Why? Because your organization is going to be joining countless others in...
OKRs & Zombies? I’m sitting in my office enjoying a glass of red wine and finishing up some to-do items. Meanwhile, I can hear the television downstairs as my wife watches The Walking Dead series, again. I’ve never been a big fan of the series,...
