Bringing in OKRs in Engineering, Is There a Non-Painful Way?

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I was talking about this recently with my new VP of operations. And she said to me, when bringing OKRs as a tool for alignment, it can't be smooth. It has to be painful for a little bit to actually drive that change home. So I'm kind of curious. Is there a non-painful way of making them part of a tool of alignment or would there always be some kind of needed pain? You have to push through.

Jason and Eiso share their love-hate relationship with OKRs and discuss the pedantic nature of setting objectives and how they ultimately help to align and empower organizations. They talk about setting and tracking goals, the often performative nature of OKRs, and the dangers of abstracting oneself away from the product you’re building.

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