OKRs - When Does That Look Good?

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The magic of OKRs is when you really use it in a way where everyone feels empowered for aligning around how do we move the business forward. But then you have the tracking and updating and progress tracking part of OKRs. And I don't think I've ever seen what I consider to be a successful tracking of the OKR personally. When it was no longer mine, we didn't do it well.

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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