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OKR Insights

Jack Torrance and his OKR

Your teams operating without a focus on what matters is like Jack at the end of the film: stuck in the maze with no idea how to get out.

By Austin Goodwin

June 11, 2021

OKR Insights Strategy meets Execution

COOs, Orange Juice, and OKRs: Getting the Most Squeeze from Your Operations

COOs get a better “squeeze” on operations with OKRs because, like the juicer, OKRs solve several problems for the COO. We’ll explore a non-exhaustive list of problems around alignment and…

By Austin Goodwin

June 10, 2021

OKR Insights Strategy meets Execution

Everything You Need to Crush It as a Chief of Staff

This resource guide is dedicated to helping Chiefs of Staff make others effective and have an outcome mentality.

By Austin Goodwin

June 8, 2021

Voices of OKR

OKRs are simple but not easy: 3 reasons why

Crafting good OKRs is challenging. Here are three reasons they’re not as easy as you might think.

By Gtmhub Contributor

June 7, 2021

OKR Insights

The Joker in The Dark Knight and his OKR

The Joker achieved only 62.5% Objective progress. He failed to reach his goal because of his commitment issues and a lack of plan.

By Jenny Herald

June 4, 2021

Voices of OKR

A hands-on performance management guide for SMEs

Christian Rois and David Zechner are consultants at EDELWEISS CONSULTING – a leading consultancy company based in Austria. Christian is an entrepreneur, co-founder and managing partner at EDELWEISS CONSULTING, consulting…

By Gtmhub Contributor

June 2, 2021

OKR Insights

Thanos and his universe-shattering OKR

At 75% progress, Thanos failed to reach his objective. The primary blocker? Even as an all-powerful, all-seeing Villain with the power of the Universe in his hand, Thanos was too…

By Jenny Herald

May 28, 2021

Strategy meets Execution

From Anarchy to Alignment

A historical perspective on the long-standing problem of aligning people and strategy.

By Ravi Bains

May 27, 2021

OKR Insights

Killmonger and his OKR

Killmonger achieved only 25% goal progress. He could have benefitted from more satisfied, engaged, and inspired Wakandians supporting his mission and strategy.

By Jenny Herald

May 21, 2021

Voices of OKR

The 5 critical success factors of OKR adoption

There are five critical factors that determine the success or failure of adopting Objectives and Key Results.

By Gtmhub Contributor

May 19, 2021

OKR Insights

Hela and her OKR

Hela achieved 45% progress. However, there were two things that prevented her from reaching her objective: She failed to consider the greatest risk to her achieving her goal. And similar…

By Jenny Herald

May 14, 2021

OKR Insights Strategy meets Execution

Uncovering the Chief of Staff’s Purpose

Everything you do as a Chief of Staff has the potential to drive effectiveness for the organization. It may be hard to see at first, but through the power of…

By Harry Siggins

May 12, 2021

Voices of OKR

Key Results Should Pass the “So What?” Test

The technique called the “So What?” Test, is as simple as it is powerful. It can help you improve your OKRs by forcing you to create Key Results that add…

By Gtmhub Contributor

May 10, 2021

OKR Insights

Ultron and his OKR

Ultron achieved only 42% Objective progress. He failed to execute his strategy. Let’s review why through an OKRs lens.

By Jenny Herald

May 7, 2021

OKR Insights Strategy meets Execution

Accelerate Progress as a Diversity & Inclusion Leader: A Resource Guide

Learn why OKRs are crucial for D&I. Read our whitepaper, a practical blueprint for driving measurable results. Listen to D&I experts and practitioners talk about struggles and strategies in their…

By Austin Goodwin

May 5, 2021

OKR Insights

Moff Gideon and his OKR

Business downfalls are no different than Gideon’s. Sometimes we map out our plans, execute them, and find out that we come up short in the end because of something unexpected.

By Jenny Herald

April 30, 2021

OKR Insights

The road to SOC 2 Type 2 certification

An outline of Gtmhub's approach to achieving the selective and rigorous SOC 2 Type 2 certification with the help of OKRs.

By Radoslav Georgiev

April 27, 2021

OKR Insights

Lions and Tigers and OKRs, Oh My!: The Wicked Witch of the West and her OKR

The Wicked Witch of the West learned that she had serial temporary advantage in her world, much like in ours. Her strategy needed a strategy. To win, she needed to…

By Jenny Herald

April 23, 2021

Voices of OKR

OKRs & Cognitive biases

Except for the awareness of cognitive biases you should develop, it is best to get feedback on your OKRs to counter thinking biases that might have propelled you to make…

By Gtmhub Contributor

April 21, 2021

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

Voices of OKR

Crush the 5 Team Dysfunctions with OKRs

The biggest benefit of OKRs to crushing dysfunction is right here in the name — key results. Not just results, key ones, ones that matter for progress and engagement.

By Gtmhub Contributor

April 14, 2021