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Voices of OKR

Top 3 most common OKR mistakes

OKRs have become highly relevant as organizations are figuring out how to stay aligned while responding to rapid change in the business environment. The goal-setting framework is incredible for staying…

By Gtmhub Contributor

September 18, 2020

OKR Insights Strategy meets Execution

Common OKR Mistakes – A Summary

Getting OKRs right is difficult. Although simple in construct, OKRs require commitment, discipline and have wide ranging and transformative ramifications at every level of the organization. Below are some of…

By Bo Pedersen

April 3, 2017

OKR Insights Strategy meets Execution

Common OKR mistakes: Too many objectives

First in our series of blog posts dealing with common pitfalls of implementing OKRs in an organization is the one of setting too many objectives. It is advised that no person…

By Ivan Osmak

January 18, 2017

OKR Insights Strategy meets Execution

Common OKRs mistakes: Everyday work as OKRs

One thing we notice with a lot of organizations that just start out with OKRs is that many people just enter their everyday work as Objectives. For example, a digital…

By Ivan Osmak

February 6, 2017

OKR Insights

Sheldon J. Plankton and his OKR

What you focus on matters and if something isn’t working, try something different. Plankton, almost aimlessly, pursues an objective he consistently fails at without stopping to reevaluate his methodology.

By Jenny Herald

April 16, 2021

OKR Insights

Alonzo Harris and his OKR

Alonzo highlights an important and maybe not-so-obvious OKR lesson here. In the world of OKRs, we focus on outcomes.

By Jenny Herald

April 9, 2021

Product Updates

Follow best practices with our OKR-design score

You’ve just discovered OKRs. But how do you start? All the information, resources and rules for implementation might overwhelm you. And what if you’re one of those who quickly figure…

By Gabriela Karamalakova

June 8, 2020

Start with OKRs Strategy meets Execution

Getting started with OKRs – for small businesses

It’s easy to associate OKRs with large companies rather than startups and small businesses. But, as industry guru John Doerr says in Measure What Matters: “At smaller start-ups, where people…

By Seth Elliot

January 27, 2020

OKR Insights Start with OKRs

Playbook for adopting OKRs in a startup

OKRs are all the rage among the startups these days. There is a lot of resources on what OKRs are and how to use them. While OKRs, as a concept,…

By Ivan Osmak

June 26, 2017

OKR Insights Strategy meets Execution

Setting OKRs for the sales team

Bottom Line: When setting OKRs for the sales team, DON’T focus on the number. Instead, set objectives for the performance drivers, activity, process, method, aptitude, and attitude.

By Bo Pedersen

January 21, 2017

Product Updates

Contributing ideas to the Gtmhub Marketplace

You know that earlier this year we introduced the industry-first Marketplace to help you ‘quick-start’ and successfully maintain an OKR process at your organization. And you remember how we promised…

By Gabriela Karamalakova

March 5, 2020

Company News Product Updates

Gtmhub: Exponential Edition

For Q2, we are almost doubling down on delivering value by planning 47 significant releases. Hence - we call it "Gtmhub: Exponential Edition."

By Ivan Osmak

March 4, 2020