by Ben Lamorte | Feb 17, 2026 | FAQs, OKRs Tips
The Evolution of How Many OKRs Teams Should a Team Set Back in the 1980s, most teams set five to seven objectives, each with three to five key results. Now, in the 2020s, we find it unusual for a team to set more than three objectives. The fact that teams are defining... by Ben Lamorte | Feb 17, 2026 | FAQs
Most leaders assume that a successful OKRs rollout means everyone sets OKRs, from the executive team down to individual contributors. In practice, that assumption is one of the most common reasons OKRs implementations fail. A successful OKRs rollout is not just about... 
by Ben Lamorte | Feb 16, 2026 | FAQs, OKRs Coaching
Welcome to the Ben on OKRs podcast! Objectives and Key Results have existed for nearly half a century, yet interest in OKRs has surged dramatically over the past decade. Today, organizations across industries and around the world are adopting OKRs to improve focus,... by Ben Lamorte | Feb 16, 2026 | OKRs Resources, OKRs Tools
Ineffective vs. Effective Use of AI in OKRs Many teams are using AI to automate the drafting of OKRs in order to “save time.” But what if this shortcut is causing you to miss the most valuable part of the OKR process: the conversations that create clarity, ownership,... by Ben Lamorte | Feb 16, 2026 | Culture, OKRs Implementation, OKRs Resources, OKRs Tips
Many organizations struggle with OKR implementation not because the framework is flawed, but because they fail to define how OKRs will be deployed before training begins. The Paris Lesson That Changed How I Approach OKR Implementation In 2015, I flew to Paris to... 
by Ben Lamorte | Dec 19, 2025 | Examples of OKRs, OKRs Implementation, OKRs Tools, Ongoing OKRs Use
AI-Powered KR Action Planning: How to 10x OKR Execution with AI In the movie Her, Joaquin Phoenix falls in love with an AI. At the time, it felt like science fiction. Today, many of those once-imagined futures are already here. As an OKRs coach, I’ve been focused on... 
by Ben Lamorte | Feb 20, 2025 | OKRs Resources, OKRs Tools
Hey Elon: Do you have an OKR for “Efficiency?” Elon Musk and his team are acting quickly. But what are they doing? Do they have a strategy? Have they taken the time to define key results to focus on achieving in the near term? I bet Musk has OKRs for Tesla as it is a... 
by Ben Lamorte | Jun 12, 2024 | OKRs Resources, OKRs Tools
3 Great Reasons to Take Our Free OKRs Quick Assessment Prior to starting OKRs.com, I believed in a career trajectory featuring seven careers, each lasting roughly seven years. After seven years, I typically lose interest in a given company or field. Earlier in my... 
by Ben Lamorte | Oct 16, 2023 | OKRs Implementation, OKRs Tips
Office Hours: Getting Started; 3 Universal Deployment Parameters Welcome to OKRs Office Hours As noted in an earlier post that previewed The OKRs Field Book, there are 10 questions–dubbed the Universal Deployment Parameters–that you must answer before getting started... 
by Ben Lamorte | Aug 29, 2023 | OKRs Coaching, OKRs Resources
The OKRs Coach Network Author’s Note: I am so pleased to see that The OKRs Field Book continues to receive positive reviews on Amazon. When we started this blog series previewing the field book, the book was rated 4.9/5.0 based on 90 ratings in the USA and it’s...
Recent Comments