Two weeks before the end of the quarter, it’s time to grade your OKRs, and plan for the […]
Tracking and Evaluating OKRs
The Secret to a Great Presentation
The class I teach is called “Story,” and the first assignment was to give a “TEDette.” I defined […]
Why Use OKRs?
Ben Lamorte, coach at okrs.com, tells this story[i] “My mentor and advisor, Jeff Walker, the guy who introduced […]
The Only Silver Bullet
It’s a beautiful day on the baylands, and I’m walking along, looking at the tall golden grass and […]
The Myths of Product Management
There have been a bunch of articles lately from designers on product management in the Silicon Valley. It’s […]
Getting Started with OKRs
Just like new technologies, methodologies can suffer from the hype cycle. OKRs are no exception; I’ve met a number of […]
A Library of Visual Thinking
Over the last two years, I’ve deeply committed to working visually. I’ve sketchnoted talks, used visual stories to […]
The Timing of OKRs
If you have looked over my radical focus OKR approach and are ready to put into place OKR’s, you’ll […]
A Meeting to Set OKRs
Setting OKRs is hard. It involves taking a hard look at your company, and it involves having a […]
Performance Reviews & OKRs
One of the most common questions I get about OKRs is “How can I use these for performance […]
How to Choose
I’m overwhelmed. You are probably overwhelmed also. The last week, it’s been my inbox. I’ve got so many […]
Why Design Needs Entrepreneurship (and Entrepreneurship Needs Design)
In my opinion, there are two conversations that are a waste of time. One is “should designers learn […]
My Warm Gun Talk on OKRs
Is up! Enjoy!
Why We Can’t Get Things Done
UPCOMING! Tuesday I have a virtual seminar on OKRs! Sign up now to join me. We all have […]
Execution is Everything
Every published writer has had it – the people who come up to you and tell you that […]
The Sunday Report
I’m going to try something new here, and round-up the cool stuff I found each week while doing […]
Cascading Your Objectives and Key Results
In 2014, I was working with startups and this was fine. it is not fine now, and I […]
The Extra-Chunky Internet
When I first read Malcolm Gladwell’s Ketchup Conundrum in 2004, I knew it was important to the work […]
What do I call this thing?
Since I started blogging and speaking about OKRs and how to use them, it’s been clear that OKRs […]
Diversity Is Hard
The opening keynote was a woman, the closing keynote a black man. In between there were 16 white […]
An OKR Worksheet
The first time you set OKRs can be a struggle, and many folks make mistakes.
To make setting OKRs the first time easier for companies I help, I’ve written this lightweight worksheet.
OKR Mistakes (and how to fix them)
I’ve been having a lot of great conversations lately about the nitty-gritty of implementing OKRs as people try […]
Customer Development with Participatory Roadmaps
When we talk about Minimum Viable Product, we often forget to discuss what it means to be viable. […]
Designer as Founder Week Five
The big win of the week was an exercise we did together. Students went through the user research […]
Monday Commitments and Friday Wins
Many companies who try OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) fail, and they blame the system. But no system works if […]
Designer As Founder Week Four
I return from Amsterdam to my class in varying states of uncertainty. One is already on their first […]
Designer Founder Class Week Three
This week I was off to Amsterdam to present Executioner’s Tale at Interactions 14. The lovely Ms Erin […]
The Executioner’s Tale
A story about a company using OKR’s to help a team focus during a pivot (yes, you may […]
Lean is Listening
I have a lot of conversations with entrepreneurs. In them, I’ll mention something I found confusing or offputting. 99 […]
The Art of the OKR
Read the updated post, Art of the OKR Redux instead! A lot has changed since 2014…. […]