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The philosopher and educator John Dewey went a step further: “We do not learn from experience … we learn from reflecting on experience.”
Here are some reflections for closing out an OKR cycle:
• Did I accomplish all of my objectives? If so, what contributed to my success?
• If not, what obstacles did I encounter?
• If I were to rewrite a goal achieved in full, what would I change?
• What have I learned that might alter my approach to the next cycle’s OKRs?
Measure What Matters
John Doerr
Alistair Croll and Benjamin Yoskovitz say, in their excellent book Lean Analytics: “A good metric is comparative. Being able to compare a metric to other time periods, groups of users, or competitors helps you understand which way things are moving. Increased conversion from last week” is more meaningful than “2% conversion.” A good metric is understandable. If people can’t remember it and discuss it, it’s much harder to turn a change in the data into a change in the culture. A good metric is a ratio or a rate. Accountants and financial analysts have several ratios they look at to understand, at a glance, the fundamental health of a company. You need some, too… . A good metric changes the way you behave. This is by far the most important criterion for a metric: what will you do differently based on changes in the metric?”
Radical Focus SECOND EDITION
Christina Wodtke
With a strong customer, a clear mission, and metrics of success, the team is well set up to execute, driven by an intrinsic motivation.
Ask Your Developer
Jeff Lawson
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