by Ben Lamorte | Sep 7, 2018 | OKRs Implementation, OKRs Tips, OKRs Tools
Team-Level OKRs in 7 Steps WARNING: This blog post contains some of the most practical content you can get anywhere on OKRs. If you read it, you might NOT even want help from an OKRs coach. This blog contains content taken directly from an OKRs handout that I use in... 
by Ben Lamorte | Aug 2, 2018 | Examples of OKRs, OKRs Coaching, OKRs Stories, OKRs Tips
Value-Focused Versus Alternative-Focused OKRs The longer I’ve worked with OKRs, the more I’ve felt the need to apply the distinction of “value-focused thinking” and “alternative-focused thinking” to the process of drafting OKRs. But before we talk about how to apply... 
by Ben Lamorte | Mar 1, 2018 | OKRs Defined, OKRs Tips
External vs Internal Objectives The more I work more with organizations to draft, refine, and reflect on OKRs, the more I find myself recommending teams set fewer OKRs. After all, OKRs are intended to increase focus. Christina Wodtke, my friend and super-cool OKRs... 
by Ben Lamorte | Aug 28, 2017 | Examples of OKRs, OKRs Stories
OKRs Library: Facilities OKRs I’m on a mission to share real-world examples of OKRs. In my OKRs Library Preview, I shared an example from a Legal team. Prior posts include examples from our pals in Finance and UX. Still, many of my readers are requesting more examples... 
by Ben Lamorte | Aug 24, 2017 | Examples of OKRs, OKRs Stories
OKRs Library: User Experience OKRs I’m on a mission to share real-world examples of OKRs from a wide range of teams. My first example featured sample OKRs from a Legal team. Last time I shared an example from our pals in Finance. Still, many of my readers are... 
by Ben Lamorte | May 22, 2017 | Examples of OKRs, OKRs Stories
OKRs Library: Accounts Receivable OKR As I noted in my last post, examples of OKRs are in demand. Although we don’t need more examples from Sales and Marketing, we do need examples from technical, creative, and internal support teams like IT, Engineering/DevOps, and... 
by Ben Lamorte | May 12, 2017 | OKRs Stories, OKRs Tools
OKRs Library Preview I just got some “constructive feedback” from my last OKRs workshop. Even if you didn’t attend Goal Summit 2017 in San Francisco and listen to Doctor David Rock from the Neuroleadership Institute talk about the importance of feedback, you probably... 
by Ben Lamorte | Mar 29, 2017 | OKRs Defined, OKRs Stories, OKRs Tips, Ongoing OKRs Use
Focus: When you go on a hike, do you have a destination? This is a short post dedicated to Jeff Walker. Jeff introduced me to the concept of OKRs to improve my focus and communicate more effectively. Walker worked with OKRs at Oracle back in the 1980s where he was the... 
by Ben Lamorte | Mar 16, 2017 | FAQs, OKRs Stories, OKRs Tips, Ongoing OKRs Use
OKRs in China I finally went to China. Though I’ve had dozens of conversations with Chinese professionals, this was my first trip to China. My work with OKRs is enabling me to see the world. I now have WeChat installed on my iPhone. While China is a very big place,... 
by Ben Lamorte | Jan 23, 2017 | Examples of OKRs, OKRs Tips, Scoring
Scoring Key Results to Capture Marketing’s Dependence on IT In “How Engineering can Contribute to Sales,” I provide an OKRs coaching conversation to illustrate how an engineering team created OKRs to support another team. I now explore how a marketing team can create...
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