Annual planning is the most critical piece in setting your business up for success for the year. With a concrete plan, you'll gain a clear idea of where your organization is headed, how you'll define success, and a clear understanding of how you'll execute your organization's biggest priorities.
The power in OKRs is that they provide a roadmap to reach your most important and ambitious goals, and give you the waypoints to chart a course you may not have ever thought possible.
If unexpected roadblocks happen along the way, your business will have the ability to adjust and adapt much more efficiently if everyone knows the most important work needed to move the business forward.
Annual planning is a process. It's going to take time to map out, but it will be well worth it in preparing your teams for the year ahead. In this chapter, I walk you step‐by‐step through the key components of planning with OKRs. I include details about what you need to do at the leadership level, down to how every individual will be involved in the business's most important goals. At the end of this chapter, you should know exactly where your company is headed in the new year and how you are going to achieve your most ambitious plans.
Key Business Rhythm: One to Three Months Before the Start of Next Year
Who needs to be involved: Executives and senior‐level ...
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