In this episode, Arthur Nobel discusses the OKR framework with our guest Zack Ross. They touch upon topics like implementing the OKR framework, do's and don'ts, how to determine priorities, OKR based compensation, the role that management plays, and more.
Zack Ross is an OKR consultant and the founder of OKRWorkshop.com and OKRsTraining.com. He is also a Senior Technical Program Manager at VMware and a Global OKRs Coach and Mentor at Google.
Listen out for:
00:00 Background
5:10 Getting Started With OKRs
11:00 Common Challenges When Implementing OKR
14:20 How to Determine Priorities
16:40 Setting OKR Across the Organization
21:00 To What Extent Do CEOs should get involved in defining OKRs?
23:40 How to get Commitment
29:00 OKR-based Compensations
37:30 Committed OKRs vs. Aspirational OKRs
40:10 How to use this framework in contexts of high uncertainty?
45:00 Tools and Content Recommendations