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Featured No-BS OKRs Blog Posts

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How to Motivate Employees: What the Research Shows
Leadership
How to Motivate Employees: What the Research Shows
Leadership

Too many leaders default to thinking they need to eliminate employee dissatisfaction to boost motivation. The truth? Removing dissatisfaction doesn't automatically create motivation. And the widely-held belief that stretch goals are "demotivating" if they're not achieved is not only wrong—it's actively harmful to employee engagement. Discover the three psychological needs from Self-Determination Theory that actually drive motivation, and a few practical frameworks you can use immediately—including the three questions that unlock employee engagement and a “Three-hat” leadership model for sustained motivation.

Leadership
OKR Best Practices: No-BS Strategies for Success
No-BS OKRs
OKR Best Practices: No-BS Strategies for Success
No-BS OKRs

Many OKR implementations fail spectacularly. After training over 2,000 OKR coaches across 300+ organizations globally, I've seen the same chronic issues sink even well-intentioned goal-setting efforts: way too many objectives, activity-focused key results, and "rules for thee, not for me" approaches where senior leadership doesn't participate. This guide shares the battle-tested best practices from the No-BS OKRs methodology—proven strategies that separate high-performing organizations from those struggling with OKR confusion and overhead.

No-BS OKRs
Are you making any of these common OKR mistakes?
No-BS OKRs
Are you making any of these common OKR mistakes?
No-BS OKRs

Discover the top OKR mistakes that can derail your implementation and learn how to avoid them for successful goal-setting in your organization.

No-BS OKRs
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Recent Thinkydoers Podcast Episodes

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Beyond The Binary and Queering Goal Setting with Zephyr Williams
Careers, Tech and Tools
Beyond The Binary and Queering Goal Setting with Zephyr Williams
Careers, Tech and Tools

What if everything you've been taught about goal setting is working against you? Anti-hustle strategist Zeph Williams shares why SMART goals fail neurodivergent entrepreneurs & introduces the SLIC method. Plus: the beautiful reframe from "goal setting" to "becoming" that changes everything.

Careers, Tech and Tools
Breathwork for Busy Brains: Another Novel Path to Mindfulness
Careers, Tech and Tools
Breathwork for Busy Brains: Another Novel Path to Mindfulness
Careers, Tech and Tools

Ever felt like meditation isn't for you? Chauna Bryant, founder of Breath Liberation Society, shares why breathwork succeeds where traditional meditation fails for busy brains. Discover trauma-informed somatic practices that work for overthinkers who struggle with sit-still-be-quiet approaches.

Careers, Tech and Tools
Q2 2025 OKR Forecast Part 2: Flexibility, Timing, and Hot Takes with Three Trusted OKR Experts
Careers, Tech and Tools
Q2 2025 OKR Forecast Part 2: Flexibility, Timing, and Hot Takes with Three Trusted OKR Experts
Careers, Tech and Tools

The OKR Dream Team returns with controversial takes on flexible implementation, timing models, and tool choices. Discover why monthly check-ins might be sabotaging your goals, how Excel is beating expensive platforms, and the hot takes challenging popular OKR advice.

Careers, Tech and Tools
Q2 2025 OKR Forecast: Generative AI, Localization, and Retrospectives with a Panel of OKR Experts 
Careers, Tech and Tools
Q2 2025 OKR Forecast: Generative AI, Localization, and Retrospectives with a Panel of OKR Experts 
Careers, Tech and Tools

What happens when AI, strategy, and culture collide in today’s complex organizations?

In this candid quarterly update, Sara Lobkovich is joined by OKR experts Maria Rowcliffe and Natalie Webb to explore the real-world shifts in how teams are setting and actually using OKRs in 2025. From generative AI’s growing role to the dangers of the “two lists” trap, this episode dives deep into what’s working, what’s not, and how culture, localization, and retrospectives can make—or break—your strategy execution.

Careers, Tech and Tools

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