OKR is a goal management method designed to help companies and teams clarify their goals and ensure that employees' work is consistent with these goals.
Clarify the strategic direction of the company or team
Set challenging goals based on strategic direction
2.2 Develop key results
Develop quantifiable key results for goals
Ensure achievement of key results drives achievement of objectives
2.3 Regular review and adjustment
Regularly review and adjust OKRs
Ensure OKRs are always aligned with strategic direction
3. OKR setting skills
3.1 SMART principle
Specific: specificity
Measurable: Measurability
Achievable: Achievability
Relevant: relevance
Time-bound: time-limited
3.2 FAST principle
Feedback:Feedback
Action: action
Specific: specificity
Time: time
4. OKR implementation strategy
4.1 Develop a reward mechanism
Provide rewards to employees or teams for achieving key results
Provide opportunities for improvement to employees or teams that are not achieving key results
4.2 Establish communication mechanism
Establish effective communication channels
Encourage employees to make suggestions and comments
5. Combination of OKR and other management tools
5.1 Integration with performance management
Integrating OKRs with performance management
Taking the achievement of OKR as the main evaluation criterion
5.2 Combination with other management methods
Can be used in conjunction with agile development, Scrum and other methods
6. Things to note when implementing OKR
6.1 Must have firm determination to implement
Have firm determination to implement OKRs
Don’t give up or compromise easily
6.2 Pay attention to implementation details
Have a clear plan for every detail
Take preventive and response measures for possible problems
7. Common problems and solution strategies for OKR implementation
7.1 Problem: Employees don’t understand OKRs
Solution strategy: Strengthen employee training and education, and improve employee awareness and participation
7.2 Problem: Key results cannot be achieved
Solution strategy: Re-examine the OKR formulation process to ensure that key results are achievable, and conduct regular reviews and adjustments to key results
7.3 Problem: OKRs are confused with other management tools
Solution strategy: Clearly distinguish OKR from other management tools, and provide relevant training to employees to improve their awareness and understanding.
8. OKR success case sharing
8.1 Case 1: Google’s OKR implementation
Google is one of the first companies to implement OKR. It combines OKR with performance management to promote rapid company development and employee growth.
8.2 Case 2: Zhihu’s OKR implementation
Zhihu is one of the largest knowledge sharing communities in China. Through the implementation of OKR, it has achieved rapid business expansion and efficient employee growth.