What are OKRs?

Thinking in systems, acting like entrepreneurs

OKR stands for Objectives and Key Results. Andy Grove started using them when he ran the Intel Corporation and they are credited with their very successful transition from a memory chip to a microprocessor company. Recently they are used by many organizations and projects such as Google, the musician Bono and lots of others.

In this goal-setting system, objectives define what we seek to achieve; key results are how those top-priority goals will be attained with specific, measurable actions within a set time frame. Everyone's goals, from entry level to CEO, are transparent to the entire organization.

The benefits are profound. OKRs surface an organization's most important work. They focus effort and foster coordination. They keep employees on track. They link objectives across silos to unify and strengthen the entire company. Along the way, OKRs enhance workplace satisfaction and boost retention. See more OKR examples for OKR planning.

The following graphic from What Matters shows the three types of OKRs in use today. The one that we focus on is the Learning OKR.

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For more information please read the article on whatmatters.com

What is a learning OKR⁠

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The following is a template to implement a simple OKR using Coda.

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