OKRs Matter

11/11/2021

Apparently, Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) can save the world!

John Doerr’s newest book SPEED & SCALE has been released on November 09, 2021. In this book he offers a global plan for overcoming climate change challenges through measurable Objectives and Key Results (OKRs).

14/07/2021

26/05/2021

Scenario planning is a structured way for organizations to think about the future.

Scenarios help sort through complexity by identifying patterns of change, enabling us to act more explicitly and holistically. Scenarios allow us to:
▪ Deal with uncertainty and limited information
▪ Explore and convey complex situations in an easy to understand format
▪ Provide compelling images of unconsidered possibilities about the future
▪ Think outside the box

25/05/2021

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIs) VS OBJECTIVES AND KEY RESULTS (OKRs)

In the conversation between Natalie and Ryan in hotel restaurant, Natalie sees “ten million miles” just as numbers but Ryan sees “ten million miles” as the ultimate goal.

Movies are nothing but a crisp reflection of the society around us. We can easily corelate this scenario with KPIs vs. OKRs.

KPIs focus on numbers as an indication of performance and relies on SMART objectives/targets.

OKRs are not about numbers. They are about actual results/value-added, measurements of improvements/aspirations, and relies on aspirational or challenging objectives/targets.

REACHING THE PERFECT NUMBER IS NOT THE DESTINATION ALL THE TIME!

24/05/2021

In high-performance organisations, the lever is our change initiatives. The world is our goals, objectives, mission, and vision. The fulcrum is measurement. Measuring performance well gives us lots more power to lift performance. ~ Stacey Barr.

23/05/2021

STRATEGIC AGILITY

Companies used to reconsider their strategies only rarely. Today any company that isn’t rethinking its direction at least every few years—as well as constantly adjusting to changing contexts— and then quickly making significant operational changes is putting itself at risk. ………… Strategy should be viewed as a dynamic force that constantly seeks opportunities, identifies initiatives that will capitalize on them, and completes those initiatives swiftly and efficiently. That force should be viewed as an ongoing process of “searching, doing, learning, and modifying”.

[Source: Hrvard Business Review - How the most innovative companies capitalize on today’s rapid-fire strategic challenges—and still make their numbers. by John P. Kotter]

21/05/2021

You need to have a clearly defined path for your Business.

19/05/2021

Strategy ex*****on is all about helping people making small choices in line with the big choice - the strategy.
~ Jeroen De Flander