How to tell which companies value design and research based on how they set their corporate goals.
OKRs and AI
Posted on January 15, 2024.AI is all the rage. So are OKRs. With companies dashing to integrate AI into their products, how does that align with their stated goals?
The Tyranny of Transparency
Posted on January 8, 2024.OKRs bring transparency to your organization that reveals where you were wrong. This is terrifying. How do we make it easier to value this?
Stop saying MVP
Posted on December 18, 2023.We've been using the phrase MVP for over a decade. It's long lost its true intent. Let's ditch it in favor of new language.
Ego killed the empowered product team
Posted on December 11, 2023.Everyone wants to build empowered product teams. There's one huge obstacle in the way -- your boss's ego. Here's how to overcome it.
Use key result triggers to stay on top of progress
Posted on December 3, 2023.When do you act on new data? Using OKR thresholds to trigger a team response can help. Here's how to do that.
Measuring what doesn’t matter
Posted on November 27, 2023.We build on the shoulders of giants. That doesn’t mean those giants were flawless. Grove, Doerr and others gave us OKRs. Here’s how they evolve.
OKRs are hard. They’re supposed to be.
Posted on November 20, 2023.OKRs are a simple concept. That doesn't mean they are easy to implement. Redefining your goals should have a big impact on your company.
Everybody has a customer
Posted on October 30, 2023.Expanding a bit on the idea that everyone makes something for another human to use and why that impacts the work we do.
OKRs don’t solve dependencies, they reveal them
Posted on October 16, 2023.OKRs can work like an organisational flashlight, shedding light on the dependencies that keep teams from delivering autonomously