Is your team having trouble understanding OKRs?
Try it with the Emperor as CEO and Darth Vader as his direct report.
Help Me, OKR Kenobi!OKRs explained through Star WarsBy Andrew Cedotal ([email protected])
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What are OKRs?OKRs are goals that you set based onyour manager’s goals.
When to use OKRs?In organizations where managers knowwhat needs to happen…...but their reports know how to make ithappen.
Organization-wide Goal:Conquer the Galaxy
The organization-wide goal has sub-goals...
...and each sub-goal is assigned to a specific direct report.
So what makes agood goal?
Can we make thismeasurable?How about...#1: Measurable.
Yep, sounds like thatsupports “Conquerthe Galaxy!”#1: Measurable.
Can we make this bothmeasurable ANDambitious? How about...#2: Ambitious.
Hey, that would get usreally close to conqueringthe galaxy!#2: Ambitious.
As your head of weaponsresearch, I propose werewrite this as....#3: Mostly written by you, not a manager.
Oh, wow, aPLANET-DESTROYINGDeath Star? Good rewrite;that is way better.#3: Mostly written by you, not a manager.
Keep breaking it down.Stop when you get to individual contributors.
Here’s the key:Your ObjectivesAREyour manager’sKey Results.OKRs are recursive, soeveryone is synced aroundcompany-wide goals.
Questions?I’m [email protected], @cedotal on Twitter.