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Learn how to implement OKRs from one of the world’s leading OKR coaches. Ben Lamorte, founder of OKRs.com and author of The OKRs Field Book, shares practical guidance from decades of experience helping organizations align strategy, focus teams, and drive measurable outcomes. Discover how to write effective OKRs, avoid common mistakes, run better planning and check-ins, and sustain OKRs beyond rollout. Perfect for leaders, HR partners, and OKR practitioners.
okrs hosts Ben on OKRs, a business show with 34 episodes published.
How to Fail with OKRs: Start with a List of KPIs One of the fastest ways to mess up your OKRs program is to start with a list of KPIs and then try to decide which ones should become Key Results. It sounds logical. And ma
Show notesFrom Agile to Aligned: CareerBuilder’s OKR Shift CareerBuilder was already Agile. Teams were delivering. Work was moving. So why introduce OKRs? Part 4 of this Real OKR Implementations explores how organizations actually
Show notesHow to optimize team-level OKR workshops. Avoid the common pitfalls that can inadvertently increase silo effects and learn how to embed alignment into all aspects of your OKRs program. Ben walks you through how to get yo
Show notesTaxSlayer’s OKR Implementation: From SMART Goals to Results Most companies set annual goals. Very few build a system that actually drives measurable results. In this episode, Ben breaks down how TaxSlayer, a tax preparat
Show notesOK, so the last episode was a big "negative" as we explored why even smart, capable teams struggle with OKRs. Today, let's shift the focus to what high-performing teams actually do differently to make OKRs work in the re
Show notesOK, thought this would be 5 reasons, but we ended up adding 2 more in the end! Find out what those other two are by listening to this episode. Here are the "TOP 5"... 1. Turning Key Results into a To-Do List The most com
Show notesBen introduces the 9 roles you'll need to launch and sustain your OKRs program. OK, so you might not need an EXTERNAL OKRs COACH, but Ben is going to push for that and not just because that's his job! It's super-valuable
Show notesBen covers the 5 things you must keep in mind to succeed with OKRs. And he even gets into the 6th mantra which was added recently, after his OKRs book came out in 2022. You'll learn how to leverage these 5 mantras to mak
Show notesAt the end of your OKR cycle, it's time to "reflect and reset." Many skip this step. Others do a retrospective that just looks back. You'll want to document your learnings and use them to inform your OKRs for the upcomin
Show notesAfter you publish OKRs and complete step 1 of the OKR cycle, you're excited and ready to go! But then, reality hits and it's time for step 2 - check in and make progress on OKRs. Here's where the rubber meets the road: T
Show notesThis episode is long, but VITAL! It kicks off your OKRs journey with the most critical step: setting and aligning effective OKRs. Many teams try OKRs to gain focus, but fall into common traps like: Defining too many obje
Show notesBen's favorite workshop - this is the one his clients ALWAYS LOVE! The OKRs Expert Workshop is designed to help organizations build the internal capability to sustain and scale their OKRs program long after the external
Show notesOKRs are failing everywhere I look, not just according to Reddit! That's because "IDEAS are EASY, EXECUTION" as Doerr declares is spot on. And once your OKRs are in place and everyone is excited, things fall apart for ma
Show notesThis is the second episode in a series of "Real-OKR Implementation" stories that I hope you find super-useful. When organizations adopt OKRs, the early excitement is usually high. Executives align around strategy. Teams
Show notesArmed with your deployment parameters, it's time to get going with OKR training! A great OKRs workshop has two essential parts. First comes theory, where leaders align on why OKRs matter, how they work, and how the organ
Show notesBen once chanted mantras as he stretched his arms and legs. He repeated these mantras hundreds of times and internalized them as a student of yoga. The OKRs Field Book introduced the first five mantras for OKRs coaches.
Show notesThe long awaited sequel to the first 20 reasons. Ben breaks down reasons 21-40, so you can learn from the others who've gone before you. In case you missed it, here are the first 20 reasons why OKRs fail. And if you enco
Show notesTop 10 Reasons OKRs Fail (Executive Summary) Why do OKRs fail? It is rarely because of the framework itself. After 15 years helping organizations implement structured performance systems, one pattern is clear: Execution
Show notesWhen team members help define key results, engagement rises, ownership increases, and alignment becomes real AND you get more progress on those KRs! But how do you balance leadership direction with team driven input with
Show notesAlignment is one of the most important goals of OKRs, yet many organizations misunderstand how alignment actually works. In this episode, Ben explains why the common idea of a strict top down cascade often fails, and how
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