August 2023
Intermediate to advanced
336 pages
9h 41m
English
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Chapter 6
The Raw Materials of OKRs: Mission, Vision, and Strategy
IN THIS CHAPTER
Defining
mission, vision,
and
strategy
Drafting a mission statement that reflects your company’s purpose
Creating a vision statement that represents your desired future
Understanding the core elements of strategy
The terms mission, vision, and strategy are some of the most misunderstood, overused, and universally mocked terms in the business vocabulary. But understanding these three components of business is necessary to creating compelling OKRs. After all, mission, vision, and strategy should be the guideposts for everything your business does. Without these guideposts, you can’t come up with meaningful OKRs that will drive your success.
In this chapter, I flip the script on these much-maligned terms by digging deeper into the power of each, showing how to create them and outlining exactly why they are critical to creating effective OKRs.
Agreeing on the Definitions of “Mission,” “Vision,” and “Strategy”
Organizations love to throw around the terms “mission,” “vision” and “strategy,” ...
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