As a leader, is there anything more frustrating than watching an expensive strategic plan lose momentum and gather dust? Your...
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TL;DR: Ben Lamont’s core guidance: nail it before you scale it, document clear deployment parameters, train internal coaches and KR...
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Samhitha Reddy Customer Success Manager Keeping customers happy is getting harder. They want faster responses, more personal service, and solutions...
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Senthil Rajagopalan President & COO at Profit.co Last updated: July 15, 2025 If you work in IT services, you know...
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Eswaramoorthy Gandhan S Strategic Advisor , OKR & Change Management Expert Last updated: June 23, 2025 In organizations that run...
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In a world where data security, compliance, and mission success are non-negotiable, Profit.co stands out as a trusted partner for...
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You're not alone if you're unsure how confident your team is about achieving its OKRs this quarter. Many teams operate...
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In many team meetings, a recurring pattern emerges Team members provide updates such as, “I completed tickets 247 and 248,”...
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Set a goal. Cross your fingers. Hope for the best.Sounds familiar?That’s how too many teams treat OKRs. They set goals,...
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Imagine setting bold goals for your team only to find the momentum stall, progress vanish, and engagement fade. You’re not...
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Sasi Dharan Global Marketing Head - Profit.co Last updated: May 16, 2025 We all have the same 24 hours in...
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OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) are like New Year’s resolutions for businesses. Everyone’s pumped up at the start until the...
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Bias Thrives in Ambiguity At Profit.co, we’ve seen the inside of hundreds of organizations from struggling startups to Fortune 500...
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We recently hosted an insightful webinar with Ben Lamorte, a leader in OKR coaching. During the session, we covered everything...
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In his Mastering OKRs Webinar, Ben Lamorte walks us through his 3-step Formula for successful OKR implementation. He tackles the...
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Welcome back to Series 2 of "14 Toughest Questions on OKRs" with Ben Lamorte, where we address the most pressing...
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Product and engineering teams often face a tug-of-war between rapid feature delivery and technical feasibility. Product managers want to move...
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Bridging the gap between big ideas and real execution. Every great product starts with a vision. But without a structured...
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Let’s be honest most companies set way too many OKRs. It happens all the time. You sit down for planning,...
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So, you’ve set your OKRs. Great! You’ve aligned your objectives, key results, and teams. Now comes the tricky part: how...
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When it comes to OKRs, it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of setting goals. But as Ben...
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"So… what are we trying to achieve?" It’s a question we ask ourselves every quarter. A simple one, right? But...
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Do OKRs mean I can’t take a vacation? It’s a fair worry. You might imagine yourself shackled to a laptop,...
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The end of Viva Goals isn’t shocking. It’s been brewing for a while, and if you’ve been paying attention, you...
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With Microsoft’s recent announcement of retiring Viva Goals by the end of 2025, thousands of teams are seeking a reliable...
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OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) are everywhere these days. Companies of all sizes use them to focus on what matters,...
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OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) are the secret to aligning your team and achieving big things. But let’s be honest:...
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Imagine navigating a labyrinth of government websites and forms just to access essential services, only to encounter delays and inefficiencies....
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Introduction Public service is the cornerstone of any government. From maintaining order to fostering innovation, governments work tirelessly to deliver...
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Traditionally, profit has been a singular metric - the cold, hard cash left over after expenses are paid. However, a...
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Employee burnout is a growing concern in today's fast-paced work environment. While setting clear goals is essential, traditional goal-setting methods...
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Implementing OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) can be a game-changer for organizations, fostering transparency, alignment, and a results-oriented culture. However,...
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Bastin Gerald Founder & CEO at Profit.co Last updated: May 13, 2024 When organizations embark on an OKR (Objectives and...
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Bastin Gerald Founder & CEO at Profit.co Last updated: May 10, 2024 Navigating stakeholder relationships effectively is critical in project...
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At Profit.co, we understand that successful OKR (Objectives and Key Results) implementation requires a collaborative effort. To help your organization...
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The growing gap between strategic intent and operational execution necessitates clearly defined objectives and meticulous progress tracking. This is where...
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Ever feel like your company is running in circles? Goals seem clear initially, but everyone's chasing their tails by mid-year....
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Bastin Gerald Founder & CEO at Profit.co Last updated: March 14, 2024 In the evolving landscape of organizational transformation, the...
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The past years have transformed the landscape for operational strategies and performance management, influenced by events like economic upheavals, shifts...
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As we approach 2025, it's crucial for businesses and individuals, particularly those in leadership roles such as CEOs, COOs, CFOs,...
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As we reminisce about 2023 at Profit.co, it's clear it was a landmark year brimming with achievements. From prestigious awards...
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Sustainable supply chains are at the forefront of corporate conversations today. Companies are actively shifting towards eco-friendly practices and minimizing...
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Supply chain management includes various complex and dynamic processes, including logistics. While it might seem straightforward to an average consumer...
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Aligning Procurement Goals in Supply Chain Management When one thinks of Supply Chain Management, it’s perhaps common to think of...
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In large and growing companies, supply chain management is the lifeblood of a healthy and efficient business operation. After all,...
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In the bustling world of business, strategy is the cornerstone that guides a company toward its desired goals. But what...
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The marketing arena has undergone significant evolution, mirroring the evolving role of the Chief Marketing Officer. While it has become...
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Introduction Sometimes problem-solving in business can make you feel like trying to piece together a jigsaw puzzle without a guiding...
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Introduction In 1999, shortly following its inaugural year, Google incorporated OKRs, or Objectives and Key Results. The OKR framework remains...
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Effective strategy execution bridges the gap between formulating an organizational vision and achieving the objectives. So successful strategy execution is...
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Introduction In today’s rapidly changing market, businesses must remain agile to survive and thrive. Otherwise, they quickly become outdated, inefficient,...
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Introduction In today's digital era, the destination is ever-changing, and the scope is persistently unpredictable. So it has become mandatory...
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Introduction Strategic planning is a continuous activity that requires discipline, flexibility, and commitment that defines an organization's long-term goal. The...
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Introduction So, what is corporate strategy, and why is it important? A corporate strategy is a strategic guide that helps...
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Introduction An organization is a massive functional structure that requires a vision and an overarching strategy to guide all its...
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Introduction In a highly competitive and volatile business landscape, strategic execution has been a differentiating factor in the success of...
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Introduction Strategy is an overarching plan for an organization, and it impacts how work gets done and how goals are...
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Introduction Strategic excellence is a key driving factor for the success of an organization; impactful strategy execution leads to the...
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Bastin Gerald Founder & CEO at Profit.co Last updated: June23, 2025 Before we recommend an approach for executing your strategy,...
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Introduction "Good plans lead to good outcomes” is a statement that is only half true because it takes execution out...
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Introduction For a growing business, structuring teams for maximum efficiency is imperative. An effective business unit model can make a...
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Strategy plays a crucial role in business success. When planned and implemented right, a good strategy helps companies follow a...
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Suppose you want to achieve something big as an organization. In that case, you should clearly define your values and...
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Innovation management is the heartbeat of any thriving business! Neglecting this crucial aspect leaves your company vulnerable to disruptions and...
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Strategy and execution work together in every business. Utilizing strategy and execution means making a plan and implementing it. However,...
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Both managers and leaders are essential members of every team and are very important for all team-building activities. Managers are...
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A strategy implementation plan is crucial for businesses to effectively execute their strategy by breaking it down into specific tasks,...
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Introduction Podcasts can be a valuable tool for your business to reach and engage with your target audience. By creating...
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Setting achievable, practical, and compelling goals requires time and effort. You may have sound objectives and key results (OKRs), but...
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Goal setting is crucial to ensuring any business's growth and sustainability. Goals help all team members determine where they are,...
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The success of an organization depends on its strategy. The higher-level strategic planning and the ability of the company to...
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In a highly competitive business scenario, having the best talent determines the success, agility, and adaptability of an organization. In...
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Organizations often adopt either OKRs or Agile methodology to achieve their goals. However, using them in combination can yield even...
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After the pandemic, personal well-being and personal development have gained importance in the workplace. Personal development is one of the...
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Objectives and key results (OKR) are time-bound goal-setting frameworks that help you meet your business objectives. When your OKR project...
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As your business expands, you'll likely encounter more opportunities, challenges, and obstacles. You need an effective strategy to help you...
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OKR Workshops can be a powerful tool for setting goals and measuring success. Teams can create realistic objectives while enhancing...
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Introduction The best managers prepare for the future, not only for success but for crises. In fact, 95% of business...
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Introduction A question we all ask ourselves frequently, both personally and professionally, is whether we are making progress. We define...
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OKR feedback An organization needs to have a vision and the means to achieve it. Realizing a vision requires setting...
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An agile strategy enables an organization to swiftly and cost-efficiently respond to changes in the market or business environment. Introduction...
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TL;DR Committed OKRs are realistic, measurable goals that teams must achieve 100% to ensure organizational success. Aspirational OKRs, also known...
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No business is immune to recession, but only the best-prepared companies survive and thrive. The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic,...
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Bastin Gerald Founder & CEO at Profit.co Last updated: October 31, 2022 OKR Enablement is key for any OKR program’s...
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Introduction Organizational strategy is essential in all successful businesses, regardless of size or industry. An excellent organizational strategy improves how...
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Introduction There is a big difference between reality and expectation and fixing it is integral to improving an organization's performance....
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What is strategy development? Strategy development identifies strategic options to help an organization grow and accomplish its goals. It involves...
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Contrary to popular belief, good products don't sell themselves. If you have a great product you're passionate about, you still...
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A business manager's key role is implementing strategy, but what does that mean? Even seasoned managers face challenges in strategy...
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Did you know that only 44% of leaders feel that their organizations can implement a successful strategy? Companies face numerous...
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OKR Checklist OKRs (Objective and Key Results) are meaningfully framed Objectives and Key Results designed and tracked to improve business...
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What is Strategy Execution? As the name suggests, strategy execution is the successful execution of strategy. Translating an organization’s strategic...
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The easiest part of any business is envisioning something ambitious; the most difficult part of it is finding ways to...
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Bright business ideas may come from anyone with the spirit of entrepreneurship, and it is relatively easy to determine the...
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The OKR framework was made popular by Google, and it credits much of its success to OKR’s goal setting model....
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The chief operating officer (COO) oversees a business's day-to-day administrative and operational functions and establishes policies that promote company culture...
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Business objectives are vital to achieving goals, regardless of the size of your business. They form the road map towards...
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Now more than ever, the business landscape is changing. Businesses are rearranging their company culture, employees are reevaluating their career...
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In 2022, OKRs are more important than ever for businesses looking to achieve success. In today's fast-paced and constantly-changing world,...
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The growing need for OKRs In a highly competitive business environment, it is crucial to dream big, achieve more and...
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A KPI Dashboard is a visualization tool that converts KPIs, raw data, and metrics to simple forms such as graphs...
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Each and every business has a core vision or mission that articulates what the business aims to do in the...
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OKR (Objectives and Key Results) is a collaborative goal-setting framework that helps your team, organization, or company reach its goals...
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Employees should be at the core of every culture mapping strategy. After all, they’re what keeps your organization going. The...
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There are many ways to define a leader. In business, many would say that the highest-ranking employees, such as C-level...
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Many top organizations face the challenge of keeping up with a large workforce and conforming to their mission. While this...
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OKR is an acronym for Objectives and Key Results. Businesses use this goal-setting framework and methodology to facilitate growth, foster...
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TL;DR OKRs translate strategy into action by creating clarity, focus, and measurable accountability. They align every level of the organization,...
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Getting leadership buy-in for your OKR program is a vital part of succeeding with this framework. Unless the leaders of...
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Objectives and Key Results is a goal-setting framework ideal for high-performance organizations that aspire to achieve beyond what is possible....
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OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) and OGSM (One Goal Strategy Management) are two well-known frameworks that can help you achieve...
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Intro If you’re at all familiar with the OKR framework, you have probably already used the PPP methodology, or P-cubed...
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TL;DR For startups, OKRs provide structure amid rapid growth and change. They help teams set ambitious yet measurable goals, stay...
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Whether you’re just beginning your OKR process or you’ve been using it in your organization for a while, you might’ve...
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Experts say that ensuring high retention requires an organization to onboard new employees strategically and last at least one year....
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The basic functioning of an organization, beneath all its complexities, involves setting targets and achieving them. If organizations are all...
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HR teams worldwide are backing hybrid models for the way forward-a mix between working from home and the office. The...
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Companies can use many methods to help foster employee engagement and maintain a high performance culture. Increased employee engagement has...
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TL;DR Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) help organizations align teams, set clear goals, and focus on outcomes. Unlike other frameworks,...
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Achieving performance and results and reaching the objectives of an organization is neither simple nor straightforward. An organization is a...
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Organizations operate to create their product, achieve profitability, and grow in terms of operation and scale with time. So, tracking...
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A successful organization is always the one that performs at the highest level. It is an organization where employees remain...
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TL;DR OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) help organizations set ambitious goals, align them with measurable outcomes, and track progress through...
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While an organization is a complex setup, beneath all those different layers of complexities, the operations of the organization is...
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As John Chambers, the CEO of Cisco said in the simplest of terms, “Disrupt, or be disrupted.” To avoid being...
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To be an effective project manager, you must have a great vision of where your project is headed, and a...
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“Measuring busy-ness is far easier than measuring business.” This quote, by noted entrepreneur and best-selling author, Seth Godin, underscores the...
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If you’re a product manager, congratulations! You fulfil one of the most valuable but often misunderstood roles at your company....
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TL;DR How do you implement a strategy with OKRs? To implement strategy with OKRs, define 3–5 strategic objectives, set measurable...
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Do you ever feel like you're making decisions in a vacuum? Like everyone around you is just going about their...
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Human Resources works tirelessly to find ways to provide an effective team for its company. While there are countless strategies...
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Goal-setting, objectives, key results, strategy; all these words fly around the business world today, and are probably mentioned in every...
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A good organization can often be defined by one thing – good organization. The strategies and methodologies that companies use...
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Many organizations are changing the way that they manage their goals and evaluate their employees. This can be a tedious...
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Anyone looking to learn more about properly setting and managing goals has probably read about SMART goals. Here’s a refresh:...
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In recent years, strategy-execution frameworks have become more important in businesses. Especially in the past year, as teams across the...
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There are many ways to monitor the progress of an organization and its employees towards their objectives. For instance, performance...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how businesses work. Companies have had to go remote, and even over a year after...
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What is Organizational Culture? All organizations have cultures and characteristics built into their DNA. Employees internalize the core values and...
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What is the OKR Methodology? OKR methodology is what an organization adopts to align the organization, teams and people working...
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OKRs are not simply another acronym or buzzword in the world of business. This goal management framework is gaining more...
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OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) are in the driver’s seat of almost every successful company in 2021, and in this...
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The OKR framework was made popular by Google, and it credits much of its success to the goal setting model....
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If you want to go for a quick weekend getaway, there are two ways of doing it. You can select...
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If you’re learning about OKRs, you might have heard that many industry-leading companies have used this goal-setting framework to achieve...
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TL;DR OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) provide a structured framework for goal setting and achieving measurable outcomes. Profit.co’s OKR software...
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As you go explore the entrepreneurial and professional working world, you’ll begin to come across important key phrases and concepts....
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Businesses are established with one thing in mind: growth. All companies whether they are large enterprises or garage start-ups-- strive...
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Introduction A performance evaluation is an opportunity for a company to discuss their performance goals and organizational priorities. The most...
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Setting your OKRs on a quarterly basis gives you a lot of advantages when it comes to continuous improvement. Teams...
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Key Results are the targets and outcomes used to measure the success of your quality objectives. Good key results provide...
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Setting the right, high-quality objectives can be an intimidating task to undertake. Ensuring you’re capturing the highest priorities of your...
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Over the last few decades, interest in and use of OKRs has skyrocketed. Objectives and Key Results originated at Intel,...
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Even when we do everything right when setting our OKRs and getting started with our OKR quarter, we can still...
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At times, your radar chart doesn’t indicate you’re progressing as you might have hoped. Instead, it might present unbalanced progress...
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Knowing the potential reasons behind unbalanced progress can be helpful in identifying issues that are holding your business back. In...
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Even when you take all the right steps to roll out your OKR program, there are times when issues might...
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If you have been researching the OKR framework, you may have heard that the ideal number of objectives and their...
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While everyone prepares for their OKR programs differently, chances are you have done a few things. Perhaps you’ve read literature...
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Organizations and individuals have capabilities and capacities. Capability is cultivated ability. Capacity is strictly a time constraint, but obviously due...
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“I’m spending so much time and money on marketing, but I’m not getting sales. What am I doing wrong?” This...
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What is Organizational Learning and why is it important? “In less than 15 years, one-third of the fortune 500 companies...
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Based on your organization's unique DNA, you can prepare yourself to plan how to get started with OKRs, the important...
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In Profit.co, you can assign owners to objectives and key results. There is a subtle, but important difference between the...
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An OKR quarter can be pretty well structured when you have a very mature OKR program. Mature OKR program clearly...
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TL;DR OKRs can be set at four levels: Corporate, Department, Team, and Individual. Most organizations start simple with 2 levels...
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Check-ins are an integral part of the OKR process. Profit.co has distinctly designed the OKR software with an automated check-ins...
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Alignment is one of the key pillars of the OKR philosophy. Organizations achieve alignment both using a top-down approach and...
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The best way to get started with your OKR program is to actually get started. You will have different combinations...
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HR in the Integrating role Most people choose HR as a career with noble intentions. They truly believed in a...
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Before you embark on your quest to steer your organization towards sustained success, knowing and defining what success looks like...
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OKR Meaning: So, what is OKR? In simple terms the acronym stands for “Objectives and Key Results”. In more detail,...
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Recently, I had a chance to talk to one of our customers about his company’s experience with Objectives and Key...
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It's the iteration of hypothesis, changes, and measurement that will make you better at a faster rate than anything else...
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Introduction Profit.co has this unique PEEL approach to implementing OKRs, which stands for plan, execute, engage, and learn, and then...
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Prioritizing is critical to the success of any business or endeavor. There are always competing problems, and you need to...
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While committing to the OKR methodology is a great first step to achieving your goals, it isn’t a magic quick-fix...
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Many experts say that software contributes to roughly 20-25% of the overall OKR program's success. There are many other factors...
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In the 2020 new normal, every successful business organization can be visualized as a dense network of empowered teams that...
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Let's take an example and try to understand if the key results you’ve come up with are really the right...
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When getting started with OKRs, the biggest challenge you face is how to define a good OKR. Defining an Objective,...
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Why grade OKRs? OKR grading is actually a step or a precursor towards your end of quarter reflection, which is...
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TL;DR Aligning OKRs is the foundation of effective goal execution. Profit.co makes it simple through top-down (cascading) and bottom-up (rolling-up)...
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Generally, OKRs are recommended for strategic and really important initiatives that move the business forward. When a well respected OKR...
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Why weighted key results? Typically, 3-5 key results are defined to measure the achievement of the objective. These key results’...
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Question: How do I create a % KPI that I can set the start and end values for? Currently, it...
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Objectives and Key Results (OKR) software, when correctly deployed, is an immensely powerful tool that can be used to guide...
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When a new team deploys the OKR framework in the organization, many questions arise. Beyond the basics, such as what...
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The startup ecosystem has come a long way in recent years. In India alone, an average of 1300 startups are...
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OKR is a way of life in business. As in life, you need periodic checks to make sure you are...
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OKRs are an amazing way to manage startups. How so? Well, let’s actually take OKRs and compare with the lean...
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Looking at the wide use of OKRs in business today, it’s clear to see that this goal management tool is...
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Good OKR programs in any company can win a competitive advantage for the company in its own way, one of...
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Managers need a reliable method for syncing up with their teams to maintain forward momentum and productivity, no matter how...
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Let’s examine a few examples of how operations departments can utilize OKR from the top down. Example 1: Work Environment...
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The OKR method has proved itself to be a highly effective way to structure and achieve objectives since the 1970s....
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The nature of marketing work necessarily entails a much broader and less defined industry standard for establishing and maintaining KPIs....
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The main duty of the engineering team is to lean, focus and spread knowledge over a series of technology and...
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OKR can be a powerful tool for sales teams to achieve better turnout and higher productivity than you thought possible....
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