Organizational Learning As an OKRs Coach, I regularly emphasize the essential role of learning - about what the results tell us and how we can use that information to improve our performance in the future. Most people nod encouragingly, but there are inevitably a few eye...
360 Degree Transparency One of the biggest benefits of the OKR framework, touted enthusiastically by practitioners and consultants alike, is transparency. In most organizations utilizing the system, the norm is open communication of OKR, with every group or team having the opportunity to see the OKR...
There's One in Every Crowd The conference room was fairly dark, only the dim reflection of cove lights on tables and the white background of my slides illuminating the thirty or so people who had gathered to hear me introduce the topic of OKRs to their...
Are OKRs SMART Goals Re-branded? The conference room was fairly dark, only the dim reflection of cove lights on tables and the white background of my slides illuminating the thirty or so people who had gathered to hear me introduce the topic of OKRs to their...
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...
So far we have explored three of the four primary benefits of OKR - Focus, Alignment, and Engagement. The last and fourth primary benefit of OKR, but certainly not the least, is Stretch Goals. Let’s examine why stretch goals are so important to an organization’s...
How Fast is Your Strategy? Like just about everyone else I know, my scarcest resource these days is attention, and if you’re a writer wanting to get on my radar here are a few words that just might penetrate the armor: fast, execution, strategy, agile, and...
What does employee engagement look like and why is OKR so important when it comes to engaging the workforce?...
Cascading OKR Versus Connecting OKR...
An Excess of Access! I recently heard a television executive report that between broadcast networks, cable, and streaming outlets there are over 400 scripted shows running in the U.S. right now. Over 400! How are we supposed to keep up with them? Every time I chat...