How do you avoid the slow waterfall of goals? A draft of a chapter for Radical Focus 2.0. I […]
Cascading OKRs at Scale
The Art of the OKR, Redux
The original “Art of the OKR” was written in 2014. I returned to it as I began […]
Using OKRs to Increase Organizational Learning
This is a draft chapter from the second edition of Radical Focus. It’s coming… eventually. Hopefully soonish. Leave […]
Working the Weekly 1:1
A better approach for the most important meeting of the week There are a lot of work “rituals” that […]
Personal OKRs, Three Years Later
Don’t know anything about OKRs? Read The Art of the OKR first, and/or Personal OKRs. Also, personal OKRs are […]
GUEST POST: A Map from Goals, Around Assumptions, Through Tasks, Towards Results
As I prepare for the fall semester, John has kindly agreed to a guest post, sharing some of […]
One Objective to Rule them All
@cwodtke Would you recommend that a company has only one top level objective? — Lukas Dryja (@nizm) August […]
Why Key Results Need to Be Results
If you know nothing about OKRs, please start here: Art of the OKR. Or buy my book, Radical Focus. […]
NEW: Report on OKRs from O’Reilly
Introduction to OKRs is free on the O’Reilly site. If you’ve read my book and blog, much will […]
GUEST POST: OKR for Agile Teams
I’ve really excited to announce this guest post by Felipe Castro. One of the most common questions I […]
Tracking and Evaluating OKRs
Two weeks before the end of the quarter, it’s time to grade your OKRs, and plan for the […]
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 […]
Radical Focus is HERE
You Executioner’s Tale fans, OKR proponents and people trying so hard every day to make great things happen… […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cascading Your Objectives and Key Results
In 2014, I was working with startups and this was fine. it is not fine now, and I […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Art of the OKR
Read the updated post, Art of the OKR Redux instead! A lot has changed since 2014…. […]
Personal OKRS
I am crazy about OKRS (Objectives and Key Results). I have been evangelizing this system of staying on […]