John Doerr (the father of modern OKRs) shares his take on what makes the difference between success and failure. Telling stories of ambitious leaders and teams, John's keen observations and insights bring light to an oft overlooked aspect of dreaming big.
If this is your first time reading about OKRs, this video is a must-watch. After viewing, keep on scrolling below to get more resources on OKR implementation -- the QuadX way.
To get you up-to-speed on the topic of OKRs, we've pulled together some resources as reference materials. It would be ideal to read through them one by one if you're an OKR-newbie, or just pick and choose a topic you want to brush up on if you're a master already!
Please understand that OKRs, in and of themselves are never enough. CFRs (stands for Conversations, Feedback, and Recognition) must happen along side the OKR process. CFRs is the logical complement to OKRs, “Together they (OKRs and CFRS) capture the full richness and power of Groves innovative method. They give OKRs their human voice.” (John Doerr) Without CFRs, OKRs can become completely meaningless.
You cannot set and forget OKRs (Objectives and Key Results). In the absence of Conversations and Feedback on progress, and Recognition of achievements, OKR setting is doomed to fail.
OKRs in a vacuum is basically the equivalent of asking people to input data on a spreadsheet. What’s the point? It certainly doesn’t contribute to the goal of more effective people management.
OKRs and CFRs are mutually reinforcing. The Conversations and Feedback relate directly to the performance measures set in the OKR process. CFRs provide the opportunity for coaching and motivating people during Conversations; it provides a platform for bi-directional Feedback to address roadblocks and for real-time course correction, and, it encourages and enables Recognition of team’s and individual’s performance towards goal achievement.
Missed these training webinars? Feel free to view them in your own time!
Even if you are a long-time people manager or just beginning the journey, this Zoom training will surely be helpful for you.
NOTE: Skip the waiting part... the webinar starts at exactly 08:30.
As we head into a new performance cycle in QuadX, you’d be well equipped to know the ins and outs of goal-setting. The session aims to provide you with the most important aspects of Objectives & Key Results you need to know as an individual contributor.
