Introduction: The Cycles of Business Growth The growth of a business is not a straight line—it’s more like a series of waves, each with its own rhythm of calm waters and stormy seas. Larry Greiner’s “Evolution and Revolution as Organizations Grow” (1972)...
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...
OKRs & Zombies? I’m sitting in my office enjoying a glass of red wine and finishing up some to-do items. Meanwhile, I can hear the television downstairs as my wife watches The Walking Dead series, again. I’ve never been a big fan of the series,...
OKRs v. EOS, Which Path is Right for Your Company? The Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) and Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) are both popular frameworks for setting goals and managing performance in organizations. Since I have extensive experience with both...
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...
