Welcome to our collection of writings. You'll find our thoughts about Objective and Key Results (OKR), narrative communication, and leading through conversation here.
How do you know whether the OKR practice is a good fit for you or your team?
How would an unachieved KR affect your planning for the next period?
How to embrace the transparency that OKR instills while still ensuring confidentiality in the company?
What are the alternatives when the alignment between an individual and team KR cannot be made?
How to manage work or responsibility that requires effort and collaboration from multiple individuals?
A visualization of how a division can align its goal with the company's goals.
Read to find out how OKR practice can facilitate alignment – both vertical and horizontal – in the company.
How can OKR facilitate transparency in a company or team? And, what benefits does transparency bring?
What’s the guideline to better differentiate between a KR and a task?
How to make your OKR — specifically the KR — specific and less ambiguous?
What to consider when limiting the number of OKR for the top-line and team OKR?
Can OKR create a shift in mindset when it comes to planning? Can OKR be used to navigate change and uncertainties (e.g. COVID-19 pandemic)? According to Ellia, the answer to both is yes.
How does OKR differ from KPI? One team lead who has worked in companies that implement both share her first-hand experience with us.
Convincing a team/individual that OKR will be a good fit for them might not be the right approach. One alternative is to ask about their pain points and challenges.
How do you encourage your team to adopt and maintain a new initiative? One answer is by mimicking the desired behavior yourself.
Remote work doesn’t diminish the value OKR brings. If anything, it brings forth the value. Read more to find out.
5 individuals. 5 different functions. 5 different takes on OKR and how it benefitted them in their work. Read more to find out.
Managing the work in one’s team is one of the leader’s responsibilities that might take up most of his time. In this case, OKR can help to facilitate the process of team coordination and enable teams to self-manage.