Implementing OKRs: The Practitioner’s Guide for Executives, Managers and Team Leaders

Discover the practical leadership methods beyond the OKR hypeThe sad fact is, 80% of all business strategies fail to meet their goals.Now finally, using this new book, you can bring your strategy down to the everyday life of your organization - with minimal resistance!Every leader faces the same fundamentalbasic challenge: how to execute the strategy. you choose. The volatility and uncertainty of the current business environment made this challenge even more intense.So do you, as a leader, get leader get people to work towards common goals, keep them motivated and increase their receptivity to change?The solution is a state-of-the-art goal setting method called Objectives and Key Results, OKR for short. OKR transforms strategy into easy-to-understand goals the entire organization then work towards together – and succeed!The idea was originally made famous by Google, who say they reached tenfold success using OKRs. Nowadays OKRs are being used at top tier companies such as Twitter, Netflix, AirBnB, Renault, SAP and Samsung.This book goes beyond sharing mere inspirational stories about OKRs. If you want to implement and succeed with OKRs, this is the book you'll need If you're looking to implement and actually succeed with OKRs, this is the book you'll need.This book walks you through the practical steps required to fully implement OKRs in your organization, and doesn't shy away from the sometimes sticky change management related issues. It provides you with ease-to-understand examples and case studies from actualreal companies to help you transform the excitement into action and ultimate results.Implementing OKRs was first published in Finnish and, because of massive demand, it is now available in English and French. This book is intended for boards of directors and executive teams, for leaders, change agents as well as OKR Coaches.Authors Juuso Hämäläinen and Henri Sora have a long , esteemed history of working in leadership positions in the ICT sector. Between them, they have trained hundreds of people while implementing OKRs in the everyday life of various different organizations. They have a wide variety of clients including Fortune 100/500 companies, and bring their extensive in-the-trenches experience to you inside this groundbreaking, practical book.“Time to update your leadership toolbox? Diminish the pain of the strategy execution by learning about OKRs. – Read this concrete book which will save so much of your time.”– Viljami Väisänen, Strategic Development & Deployment, Futurice Read more