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Objectives and Key Results by Paul R. Niven and Ben Lamorte — WisdomDeck honest review
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Objectives and Key Results

by Paul R. Niven and Ben Lamorte

The practitioner's OKR manual: writing good objectives, measurable key results, cadence, scoring, common failures. More how-to than Measure What Matters.

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you are implementing OKRs and need the mechanics.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Objectives inspire; key results measure.
  2. Fewer, better.
  3. Score and learn quarterly.

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Draft one objective with three measurable key results.

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OKRs, implemented.

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