OKRs Blog
My Key Result Is Not Necessarily Your Objective!
Cascading OKR Versus Connecting OKR
When Should I Buy Software For OKRs?
Should software come first, or strategy when it comes to a successful OKRs Implementation? Read on to find out!
Navigating Turbulent Times: Why OKRs and Strategic Goal Setting Are Essential During Times of Great Uncertainty
Executives are nervous about something. Here’s how OKRs can help.
Revolutionizing Rewards: Why Linking OKRs to Incentive Compensation Matters
Introduction Quick warning: This post is a little longer than most of my other topics. But in my opinion (hopefully yours soon), it’s time well spent since this is likely THE most divisive OKRs topic I’ll examine in this series on courting OKRs controversy, and...
Rethinking Business as Usual OKRs!
OKRs, or Objectives and Key Results, have gained prominence as a strategic framework designed to drive focus, alignment, and engagement in organizations worldwide. Popularized by Intel and Google, OKRs are often touted as a tool to propel organizations beyond their...
The Importance of OKRs Training for Equipping Professionals and Champions with the Right Mind Set, Skill Set, and Tool Set for Success
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...
Straight Lines Are So Last Year! Embracing the Curves of OKR Progress
It’s summer, and while most folks are packing novels and guilty-pleasure magazines for lazy days sprawled on the beach, my beach bag is a bit different this year – I’m going to catch up on some business classics like “The Effective Executive” by Peter Drucker while...
Can OKRs Lead to Goal Fatigue? Here’s How to Avoid It
Feel like you are setting too many goals, too often, and too ambitious? You are not along. In this short blog, author Paul Niven discusses goal fatigue and how you can avoid it!
Are OKRs Universally Applicable?
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 Challenge of Universal Alignment with OKRs
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...
Metric vs. Milestone Key Results
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...
Courting OKRs Controversy
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...
Scaling Mount Rainier by embracing OKR
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...