The Blog
Start here for essential guidance on implementing OKRs that drive real results
What are objectives and key results? Practical OKR examples that drive real change. Boost clarity, focus, and team alignment with proven approaches.
Read more →
Avoid these common OKR mistakes that derail success. Learn the top pitfalls and how to implement objectives and key results effectively.
Read more →
Master cascading OKRs and localizing objectives for teams. Learn proven strategies for aligning goals across your entire organization.
Read more →
Discover the key differences between OKRs and KPIs. Learn when to use each metric type for maximum business impact and strategic success.
Read more →
This Fortune 500 OKR case study reveals why 80% of key results were activities—and how one behavior change cut quarterly review time by 70%.
Read more →No-BS OKRs® are one piece of the puzzle.
They work as part of a larger strategy usability system: the Connected Strategic® Stack bridges vision to execution, No-BS OKRs drive focus and accountability, and my focus on behavioral implementation makes it stick. See how all three fit together.
Set your strategic planning offsite up for success with this proven 3-stage framework. Transform corporate retreat planning into results.
Read more →
Learn strategic goal setting for transformation, not just task completion. Discover Connected Strategic frameworks that break the exhausting busy habit.
Read more →
Discover how to motivate employees with strategies that actually work. Evidence-based approaches to boost engagement and drive performance.
Read more →
Proven OKR best practices and no-BS strategies for success. Expert frameworks to implement objectives and key results that actually drive change.
Read more →
Stop decision fatigue from paralyzing your strategy. Learn 3 proven frameworks to cut through chaos and make better decisions faster. Get clarity now.
Read more →.jpg)
Relaxed OKRs offer a flexible approach to goal-setting for teams not ready for full OKR rigor. Learn when and how to implement lighter-weight objectives.
Read more → Quiet quitting persists as the Great Detachment continues. Discover how No-BS OKRs counter this trend and foster an engaged workforce.
Read more →
OKRs for corporate functions like HR, IT, legal, and finance can be tricky. Practical tips to create clear, aligned objectives for support teams.
Read more → Uncover common OKR mistakes, including lack of care with important words and meanings, and failure to create goals outside of a few narrow types.
Read more → How can generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot help—and hurt—your strategic planning and OKRs? Practical guidance for leaders.
Read more →
OKR Coach Sara Lobkovich answers real FAQs from students and clients in this running Objectives FAQ. Send your questions to add to the list.
Read more → Don’t know an OKR from a KPI from any other TLA? Dive into the world of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) with our no-nonsense WTF are OKRs guide. You’ll find basic words, meanings, and context about when and how OKRs are useful, and access No-BS OKR cheat-sheets not available anywhere else
Read more →
Plan an effective OKR reset that maximizes learnings from the past cycle to inform adjustments to your objectives going forward.
Read more →
Learn the Connected Strategic Stack approach to align OKRs with strategy and drive goal clarity. How OKRs work with other planning methodologies.
Read more →
Straightforward answers to your OKR questions. A comprehensive FAQ covering objectives, key results, implementation, and common OKR challenges.
Read more → Assessments aid personal development and self-knowing, and help organizations develop a shared language for working together.
Read more →.jpg)
Discover the No-BS OKR maturity model. Learn how organizations progress through OKR adoption stages for maximum strategic impact.
Read more →
Achieve lasting organizational change by understanding goal-setting's role for changemakers. Watch our LinkedIn Live replay for practical insights.
Read more →
Learn to leverage available metrics and build experimental index measures for your OKRs when perfect data doesn't exist. Practical measurement strategies.
Read more → Microsoft Viva Goals and Asana Goals are bringing OKRs mainstream. Why key results matter more than ever—and how to avoid goal-ification.
Read more → By end of Q2, we often look at our OKRs and wonder what were we thinking? How to revamp your objectives for H2 without starting from scratch.
Read more →
It's Q3: Are your OKRs still pointing the right direction? Common issues that arise late in the year, and how to get your goals back on track.
Read more → The Connected Strategic Stack is a structure I use to show how OKRs relate with other pieces of an organization's strategic implementation stack.
Read more →Showing 12 of 23 posts