{"id":886,"date":"2022-02-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.doerhrm.com\/ukhrm\/?p=886"},"modified":"2024-03-18T04:42:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T04:42:06","slug":"5-steps-to-set-effective-okrs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.doerhrm.com\/uk\/5-steps-to-set-effective-okrs\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Steps To Set Effective OKRs (With Proven Examples)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"886\" class=\"elementor elementor-886\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4c8ea0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4c8ea0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bfb9d1\" data-id=\"2bfb9d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e60aaa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e60aaa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.2 - 29-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"alignwide\" style=\"color: #3c4858; text-align: start;\">Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), a widely adopted goal tracking system employed by notable companies such as Google, Linkedin, and Intel, originated from the ideas of former Intel CEO and President Andrew Grove. In his book &#8220;High Output Management,&#8221; Grove emphasized that when it comes to goal tracking, only two questions need to be addressed:<\/p>\n<p class=\"alignwide\" style=\"color: #3c4858; text-align: start;\">1. Where do I want to go?<br \/>2. How do I know that I\u2019ll get there?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49cd186 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49cd186\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ace30e\" data-id=\"9ace30e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-042a3da elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"042a3da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/CFQ_Tso0kzI&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.2 - 29-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-open-inline .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;background-size:cover;background-position:50%}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{cursor:pointer;text-align:center}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay:hover .elementor-custom-embed-play i{opacity:1}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{display:block;width:100%}.elementor-widget-video .e-hosted-video .elementor-video{-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-video,.e-con>.elementor-widget-video{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-fit-aspect-ratio elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6a6fe9\" data-id=\"d6a6fe9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad6be6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad6be6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To learn how OKRs can help take your team to the next level, enroll in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doerhrm.com\/uk\/events\/online-courses\/\">OKR Mastery course<\/a> and earn a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doerhrm.com\/uk\/partners-program\/\">35% commission<\/a> when you invite others to join this course!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8874dd7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8874dd7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d21b07\" data-id=\"2d21b07\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bdbe5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5bdbe5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.2 - 29-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1630338 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1630338\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be44495\" data-id=\"be44495\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd8fe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdd8fe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"alignwide\">These two questions became the central pieces of OKR. The answer to the first question should determine your objectives, while the second question should be answered by quantifiable outcomes known as key results.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":6,\"align\":\"wide\"} --><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"alignwide\">Venture capitalist John Doerr first learned about OKR when he was an employee of Intel under the leadership of Andrew Grove. When Doerr\u2019s firm invested in Google, he shared the OKR framework to the founders of Google, who then adopted and implemented it across the company back when they only had 40 employees. Now, with over 100,000 employees, OKR is still widely used at Google.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54cb57b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54cb57b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-373af3b\" data-id=\"373af3b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-449f824 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"449f824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d999d50 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d999d50\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b3ee8c\" data-id=\"2b3ee8c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4026e56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4026e56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.2 - 29-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Why do Companies use OKR?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70a4183 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70a4183\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.2 - 29-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.doerhrm.com\/ukhrm\/wp-content\/uploads\/why-do-companies-use-okr-5-steps-to-set-effective-okr.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-326bacb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"326bacb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"alignwide\" style=\"color: #3c4858; text-align: start;\">Like Grove mentioned in his book, OKRs help employees and organizations identify their vision and the steps needed to turn that vision into reality. Companies cannot reach their ambitious goals without the work of employees who will take them there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"alignwide\" style=\"color: #3c4858; text-align: start;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallup.com\/workplace\/285674\/improve-employee-engagement-workplace.aspx#ite-285716\" style=\"transition-property: all;\">According to a Gallup poll, almost 85% of employees worldwide do not feel engaged in their work.<\/a>\u00a0When executed well, OKRs can solve this issue. By allowing employees to set their own OKRs based on company OKRs, they can feel more engaged and connected to their work. When employees are more engaged, they also become more productive. OKRs are therefore beneficial for both employers and employees.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dec0774 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dec0774\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-938bd42\" data-id=\"938bd42\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-369936f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"369936f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efdd3fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efdd3fc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26975fa\" data-id=\"26975fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-806b6e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"806b6e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">How do you Create Effective OKRs?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-accc9e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"accc9e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.doerhrm.com\/ukhrm\/wp-content\/uploads\/creative-okrs-5-steps-to-set-effective-okr.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f2c5ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f2c5ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;\">OKRs will only be effective if organizations and employees take the time to properly evaluate their Objectives and Key Results. Here are five steps to help you set up effective OKRs, with real-life examples from the world\u2019s most successful companies.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-650a91e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"650a91e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"551\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.doerhrm.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/110-e1710736911605.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28032\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.doerhrm.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/110-e1710736911605.png 551w, https:\/\/www.doerhrm.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/110-e1710736911605-215x300.png 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1472805 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1472805\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b6ac09\" data-id=\"8b6ac09\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22819b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"22819b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe86290 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe86290\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58bae60\" data-id=\"58bae60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e6521d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e6521d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">1. Set Ambitious Objectives and Identify Three to Five Key Results.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe3a0dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe3a0dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #3c4858; text-align: start;\">Swipely, now known as Upserve, used OKRs to grow their business into the hundred million-dollar company that it is today. In 2013, the number of their employees grew more than 2.5 times, and the company\u2019s Founder and CEO at that time, Angus Davis, knew that he had to do something to keep his team motivated and united in the middle of its rapid growth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;\">He recommends to first set a high-level objective that is connected to the company\u2019s bigger goals, and then setting three to five key results.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/firstround.com\/review\/How-to-Make-OKRs-Actually-Work-at-Your-Startup\/\" style=\"transition-property: all;\">In an interview with First Round, he provides an example of an objective and three key results.<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;\"><strong>Employee:<\/strong>\u00a0Paul, an engineer at Swipely<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;\"><strong>Objective:<\/strong>\u00a0Ship [X] feature to increase engagement<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;\"><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;\"><\/ul>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.618; color: #3c4858; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 15px; font-size: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-weight: bold;\">Key Results:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3979e7b elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3979e7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.doerhrm.com\/uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Deliver alpha version to targeted devices for alpha testing feedback from 10 early customers by [exact date]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Provide screenshots to support marketing launch of the app by [exact date]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"> Release beta version by [exact date]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dab269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dab269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Google also encourages their teams to make their objectives as ambitious as possible. In fact, Google thinks that objectives should feel somewhat uncomfortable. If objectives are easily attainable, they are not fully utilizing the employees\u2019 and company\u2019s maximum potential.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2354d73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2354d73\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8328986\" data-id=\"8328986\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef30689 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ef30689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d48c0c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d48c0c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01f8a44\" data-id=\"01f8a44\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8947880 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8947880\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">2. Connect your Individual OKRs, Team OKRs and Company OKRs together.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550b71b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"550b71b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #3c4858; text-align: start;\">When Jeff Weiner took over Linkedin, he introduced OKR as a way to manage teams. He said that a great leader makes it clear to his employees how they can all come together to achieve the company\u2019s goals. It is up to the executive teams then to fully identify and communicate the values of the company to its employees.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c04c4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c04c4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From there, he encourages each team to come up with their own goals that align with the company values. He then encourages individual employees to use OKRs to think about an ambitious goal they want to achieve over a period of time. These individual OKRs, of course, should be tied to the team OKRs. These individual and team OKRs are a way for an organization to know the role that each employee and team plays in taking the organization where it wants to be.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e416571 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e416571\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-465a2ff\" data-id=\"465a2ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df8eb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2df8eb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd09b9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd09b9a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a1f57a\" data-id=\"7a1f57a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd363cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd363cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">3. Make Key Results Easily Measurable<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f69865 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f69865\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #3c4858; text-align: start;\">As you can see from Davis\u2019 example above, each key result can easily be measured. The first key result, for example, is easily quantifiable through the exact number of early customers Paul needs to get alpha testing feedback from, and the exact time that he needs to do it by.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;\">In a Medium article, writer Niket gives an example of how Uber could\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/startup-tools\/okrs-5afdc298bc28#.1f2hwrqq4\" style=\"transition-property: all;\">use OKR and set easily measurable key results<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;\"><strong>Company:<\/strong>\u00a0Uber<br \/><strong>Objective:<\/strong>\u00a0Increase geographic coverage of drivers<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #3c4858; text-align: start;\"><strong>Key Results:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e9c37b elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"8e9c37b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Increase Uber\u2019s coverage in San Francisco to 100%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Increase coverage for all active cities to 75%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">  Decrease pickup time to less than 10 mins in any coverage area during peak hours of usage<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a502216 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a502216\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Google also encourages their teams to make their objectives as ambitious as possible. In fact, Google thinks that objectives should feel somewhat uncomfortable. If objectives are easily attainable, they are not fully utilizing the employees\u2019 and company\u2019s maximum potential.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa804af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa804af\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b393e0\" data-id=\"8b393e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34fef42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"34fef42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d78488 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d78488\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f62ca2\" data-id=\"7f62ca2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b006c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b006c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 style=\"color: #3c4858; text-align: start;\">As you can see, each key result is specific and measurable by metrics such as percentages and precise number of minutes.<\/h6>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;\">The examples provided so far have all been tech companies. But OKRs can be adopted by companies of any industry, and of any size. Let\u2019s take Starbucks for example. A sample OKR for Starbucks could be:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;\"><strong>Team:\u00a0Marketing Team at Starbucks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;\"><strong>Objective:\u00a0Increase customer satisfaction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;\"><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"color: #3c4858; text-align: start;\"><strong>Key Results:<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-011ddaf elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"011ddaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Launch a new rewards program by March 1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Introduce 10 new beverages to the menu by June 30<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"> Release a randomized customer satisfaction survey by December 30 and obtain a positive customer rating of 80%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c7e584 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c7e584\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-addf147\" data-id=\"addf147\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f75e668 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f75e668\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b186d2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b186d2d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c45f910\" data-id=\"c45f910\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88cced0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88cced0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">4. Make OKRs Public<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd8ffdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd8ffdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 style=\"color: #3c4858; text-align: start;\">Swipely founder Angus Davis also emphasized the importance of making sure that everyone can see the company\u2019s and everyone\u2019s individual OKRs. This is also endorsed by Google, who has shared their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rework.withgoogle.com\/guides\/set-goals-with-okrs\/steps\/introduction\/\" style=\"transition-property: all;\">OKR best practices publicly for all organizations to adopt<\/a>.<\/h6>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;\"><\/p>\n<p>This improves communication as it ensures that both employees and employers are on the same page. 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