Can OKRs Lead to Goal Fatigue? Here’s How to Avoid It

Can OKRs Lead to Goal Fatigue? Here’s How to Avoid It

Understanding Goal Fatigue If you’re having a tough day and need a pick me up or are just in the mood for a good laugh, check out this clip from the 1950s sitcom, “I Love Lucy.” Lucy can’t keep up! In the clip, Lucy and her friend Ethel have taken jobs at a...

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

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...
Courting OKRs Controversy

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

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...