Key Insights from "Measure What Matters"
- The OKR (Objectives and Key Results) system is a powerful tool for setting, tracking, and achieving goals.
- OKRs are designed to align the efforts of individuals, teams, and organizations towards a common purpose.
- Transparency is a key principle of OKRs, promoting accountability and collaboration.
- OKRs should be ambitious (moonshots) and complemented by more achievable (roofshots) goals.
- OKRs should be flexible, adaptable and not tied to compensation or performance reviews.
- OKR success is reliant on a supportive, feedback-rich culture.
- OKRs have been instrumental in the success of major companies like Google, Intel, and the...