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OKRs For Dummies
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OKRs For Dummies

by Paul R. Niven
August 2023
Intermediate to advanced
336 pages
9h 41m
English
For Dummies
Audiobook available
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Chapter 10

Making Your OKRs Even Stronger

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Creating vertical and horizontal alignment with OKRs

Bullet Exploring the difference between contributing and cascading

Bullet Answering the big OKRs questions that are sure to come up

Before the pandemic brought global travel to its knees, I criss-crossed the globe, working with organizations to help them harness the power of OKRs. One day, while unpacking in my hotel room, I noticed a buzzing sound in the room. After a frustrating search for the source of this phantom intruder, I arranged to change rooms. On my way to the front desk for my new key, the buzzing continued down the hallway and elevator. “How could this not be driving everyone mad?” I wondered. At the front desk, the buzzing finally subsided. What a relief! But when I opened the door of my new room and set my things down … buzzing! I’m pretty sure that piping in constant buzzing is a torture technique employed with great effectiveness by evildoers far and wide.

After examining the TV, fridge, and air conditioner, the maintenance person sent up to investigate picked up my suitcase, put it on the bed, and said calmly, “It’s coming from in there.” Somehow the electric ...

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