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...
Have all the Good Words Been Written About OKRs? With much respect to all the OKRs Coaches who write articles offering “6 tips for this” or “7 Mistakes to avoid on that,” (and I include myself in that group) the world doesn’t need another trove of tips or an...
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...
Good is Good Enough? Do you ever find yourself saying, “that’s good enough” about something? I do it all the time, and I’ll bet you do too. Like when I’m patching a small hole with spackle, I’m not aiming for the smooth perfection of a marble tabletop. Getting the...
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 v. EOS, Which Path is Right for Your Company? The Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) and Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) are both popular frameworks for setting goals and managing performance in organizations. Since I have extensive experience with both...
