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My Key Result Is Not Necessarily Your Objective!
Cascading OKR Versus Connecting OKR
The Future of OKRs Looks Bright!
Why do I say that? Based on the outstanding questions I received when I was privileged to conduct a Q & A session at the recent OKRs Forum, an annual event hosted in Amsterdam (virtual this year of course). With an international audience of close to two-hundred...
OKRs in a Time of Change
OKRs in a time of great uncertainty. Focus!
The Secret Ingredient to OKRs Success…Hint: It’s Governance
Rigor and Discipline OKRs are definitely enjoying a “moment” right now. Popularity is sky high, with implementation numbers soaring globally. And no wonder, when applied with rigor and discipline OKRs can deliver enhanced focus, alignment, employee engagement, and...
OKRs in the time of Covid-19
Individual OKRs may be exactly what your organization needs to create focus and balance, as we all adjust to a virtual world created by Covid-19. Read on…
Make the Tough Choice – Limit Your Key Results to Those that Matter
OKRs Should Tell A Story
Three Signs Your OKRs Implementation is in Trouble Before You Start
Simple, but Not Simplistic Read the ever-expanding literature on OKRs and one of the first benefits you’ll find touted by everyone - practitioners and consultants alike – is the model’s simplicity. It appears the organizational world is beginning to turn its...
Why You Must Frame OKRs as a Learning Opportunity
Organizational Learning As an OKRs Coach, I regularly emphasize the essential role of learning - about what the results tell us and how we can use that information to improve our performance in the future. Most people nod encouragingly, but there are inevitably a few...
OKR Transparency? Start With Good Meetings!
360 Degree Transparency One of the biggest benefits of the OKR framework, touted enthusiastically by practitioners and consultants alike, is transparency. In most organizations utilizing the system, the norm is open communication of OKR, with every group or team...
There’s More to OKR than Three Simple Words
There's One in Every Crowd The conference room was fairly dark, only the dim reflection of cove lights on tables and the white background of my slides illuminating the thirty or so people who had gathered to hear me introduce the topic of OKRs to their organization’s...
OKR v. SMART Goals – Which is Smarter?
Are OKRs SMART Goals Re-branded? The conference room was fairly dark, only the dim reflection of cove lights on tables and the white background of my slides illuminating the thirty or so people who had gathered to hear me introduce the topic of OKRs to their...
What’s Wrong With This OKR? Common OKR Mistakes.
The Most Common OKR Mistake Having now reviewed literally thousands of OKRs from organizations around the world, I’ve seen pretty much every mistake that can be made when it comes to writing Objectives and Key Results. A “Top Ten” list of missteps to avoid may be the...
The 4 Primary Benefits of OKR – Stretch Goals!
So far we have explored three of the four primary benefits of OKR - Focus, Alignment, and Engagement. The last and fourth primary benefit of OKR, but certainly not the least, is Stretch Goals. Let’s examine why stretch goals are so important to an organization’s...