Assigned OKRs Can Work—But Only If You Do This First

Goal-setting gospel says participative goals drive engagement. But what if that’s only half the truth? In the OKRs world, we love quoting goal setting pioneers Locke & Latham to add scholarly weight to our conversations. But quoting a line or two is one thing....
Understanding Key Results in OKRs

Understanding Key Results in OKRs

Types of Key Results There are at least two types of key results: Metric and milestone. Let’s use the example below to illustrate the two. Objective: Reduce mobile app crashes in order to improve the user experience. Key Results: Create a list of the most frequent...
What’s Wrong With This OKR? Common OKR Mistakes.

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...