What are OKRs?
OKR Meaning The meaning of OKRs is Objectives and Key Results. That’s it. You have your three word acronym. As a methodology, OKRs are an agile approach to motivating and managing performance in line with business strategy. Objectives and Key Results is a research-based methodology with its origins rooted deep in Silicon Valley. Despite beginning […]
Escaping the Clutches of the Corporate World: There Be Giants
Roger Longden, founder of Bury-based company There be Giants, writes about his experience forming the UK’s leading OKR consultancy. OKR? Read on to find out more. Escaping the clutches of the corporate world: There Be Giants
Why OKRs are not your “silver bullet”.
A recent post written by Craig Kerstiens called “OKRs Aren’t Going to Fix Your Communication Issues” recently popped up on my radar. To be honest, I couldn’t agree with him more. This is why OKRs cannot be seen as your “silver bullet”. This may sound strange coming from someone who has founded a consultancy (There […]
The role of OKRs in performance management
There’s no denying that performance management (objectives, evaluations, the annual appraisal) has been dysfunctional in most organisations for many years. Typical annual cycles don’t allow for the agility demanded by the volatility, uncertainty and opportunity of the modern economy. Science also tells us that appraisals and evaluations, when used for motivation and reward, have a […]
Incremental OKRs – stop being busy & start being successful
Going a bit “micro” with this blog, but it’s worth it It goes directly to the quality of the key results you create and the outcomes you aim for. First, let’s just be clear on the qualities which make up a good key result: Clear Measurable Unambiguous Now the easy trap I see people fall […]
Cross functional OKRs – breaking through the silos on the Death Star
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OKRs demand you fail (in a smart way)
OKRs are about driving growth, change and innovation So it might sound a bit contradictory to say that they also demand failure. Well, some OKRs at least. If you have seen my blog on the right culture for OKRs, then you will have seen me mention my concept of “smart failure.” Let’s unpack that a […]
Evolving your use of OKRs & gaining more from them
I recently had the opportunity to run “retros” (retrospectives) for a couple of our clients who had reached significant milestones in their use of OKRs. Unfortunately, due to NDAs, I can’t name names but what I can say is they are both in business of software development with distributed teams across many time zones. I’d […]
Using OKRs in performance management could ramp up employee motivation
Objectives and Key Results (OKRs for short) are changing how companies define and communicate success. Why not have a read through our free beginners guide to OKRs to get more information on how you can align and grow your company. Performance management exists to improve productivity, performance and personal development, yet traditional methods are consistently […]
We’re taking OKRs mainstream to transform performance management
Objectives and Key Results (OKRs for short) are changing how companies define and communicate success. Why not have a read through our free beginners guide to OKRs to get more information on how you can align and grow your company. I came across OKRs during my research into alternative – and more effective – ways […]