From the course: Goal Setting: Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)

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Write powerful key results

Write powerful key results

From the course: Goal Setting: Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)

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Write powerful key results

- What gets measured gets managed. After you identify a problem you want to solve and write an inspiring objective to help you overcome that problem, it's time to decide which key results you'll use to measure your success. A good set of key results answers the following questions. Have we achieved what we set out to do? And how will we know if we've met our objective? Of all steps in writing an OKR, KRs take the most time and critical thinking. You can expect to make many drafts before landing on a set of perfect key results. To help you write KRs, remember three important things, key, clear, and measurable. Key. The key in key result reminds us that KRs aren't task-based. Good KRs are outcomes and not tasks. They represent the goalposts rather than the activities to get there. A really good OKR has three to five KRs. Remember, we're focusing on what's most important and not everything. Less is more. One of…

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