My Key Result Is Not Necessarily Your Objective!

My Key Result Is Not Necessarily Your Objective!

The First Rule of OKR, is There Are No Rules in OKR I spent some time early in my career working in public accounting. No offense to accountants everywhere, but it wasn’t my favorite time, and I’ve long since retired my calculator. However, one of the comforting...
Making OKRs ‘Stick’

Making OKRs ‘Stick’

Practicing What We Preach One of my OKRs for this quarter is to go through all of the many business magazines and books I’ve read over the past several months and extract the nuggets I think are particularly relevant – those I can share with clients to help them...
OKR Book List: What You Must Read Before You Implement OKRs

OKR Book List: What You Must Read Before You Implement OKRs

Learn OKR Objectives and Key Results is a management framework designed to help organizations achieve breakthrough results by focusing on what matters most, driving engagement, and aligning employees from top to bottom. Championed by Google, the system is now...

What 16 Pieces of Toast Taught Me About Keeping Things Simple

Breakfast of Champions… I’m a big believer in filling out that card you find in hotel rooms, the one that allows you to order in advance by checking what you’d like, choosing a desired serving time, and hanging the card outside your door. I like the idea that...
Is 5 Whys Too Many for OKRs?

Is 5 Whys Too Many for OKRs?

5 Whys To Wisdom Way back in a 1996 Harvard Business Review article authors Jim Collins and Jerry Porras introduced me to the concept of “5 Whys.”[i] The idea is simple: Whenever you’re faced with a challenging situation, ask the question why five times to reveal the...