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What can you Learn from Top Companies that Adopted OKRs?

Synergita

The acronym stands for objectives and key results, which is a goal-setting framework that Google popularized. Next comes the key results. For example, if your objective is to increase sales revenue by 20%, one key result could be to increase sales team productivity by 10%.

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Transcript of Highlights from our LIVE Q&A with John Doerr and Doug Dennerline

Betterworks

There are five main benefits to adopting OKRs’ transparent goal system: Focus: Choose the few things that really matter Alignment: Get everyone on your team pulling together as opposed to going in different directions. OKRs represent a very simple system. In 2009, he upped the ante to 15 million users. THE F.A.C.T.S. ABOUT OKRs.

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Transcript of Highlights from our LIVE Q&A with John Doerr and Doug Dennerline

Betterworks

There are five main benefits to adopting OKRs’ transparent goal system: Focus: Choose the few things that really matter Alignment: Get everyone on your team pulling together as opposed to going in different directions. OKRs represent a very simple system. In 2009, he upped the ante to 15 million users. THE F.A.C.T.S. ABOUT OKRs.

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Cultivating a Culture of Open Communication

Qualtrics HR

3 The more people feel informed, the more connected they feel to the organization by understanding how their work contributes to the organization’s overall strategy. Some people may prefer to share via instant messaging platforms (e.g., Strategies to build trust and improve employee engagement. 3 McManus, J., & Mosca, J.

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Effective Onboarding: How to Introduce New Leadership to a Team

Workology

When MasterCard hired current CEO Ajay Banga away from Citibank in 2009, Banga spent his first year as COO reporting to the CEO. The results of this strategy speak for themselves. One such approach is the OKR system. In the 1970s, Intel President Andy Grove introduced the concept of OKRs (objectives and key results).