What Matters: OKR Online Course: Getting Started With OKRs 101

1. Welcome to OKRs

Setting the Foundation

3 parts • 20 – 30 min

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Why OKRs?

Begin your OKR journey with a word from What Matters founder John Doerr.

What is an OKR?

Take a look at the basic components of an OKR and see how they differ from KPIs.

What Makes Good OKRs?

Learn the hallmarks of good OKRs to help you identify and write the most effective goals possible.

2. Objectives

Capturing Your Ambition

4 parts • 20 - 30 min

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Writing Your First Objective

Together, we’ll write your first Objectives and stack them up against some checks to make sure you’re choosing a great “North Star.”

Connecting Purpose and Profit

Learn how to connect your Objectives to the purpose of your organization, while also ensuring they’re helping you sustain and grow it.

OKRs are not "BAU"

Learn how OKRs differ from your daily tasks and how to make sure your goals are extending beyond “business as usual.”

Refining Your Objectives

As we wrap our section on Objectives, you’ll learn 5 ways to improve the quality of your goals.

3. Key Results

Measuring Your Progress

7 parts • 45 – 60 min

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The Science of Key Results

Kick off our discussion of Key Results by learning the basics and writing sets of your own.

Inputs, Outputs & Outcomes

Learn how to inspire different kinds of effort by phrasing your Key Results as either Inputs, Outputs or Outcomes.

Going from Good to Better Part 1

We’ll run through a series of exercises to make your Key Results stronger than they were before.

Going from Good to Better Part 2

Continue to improve the Key Results you’ve crafted with these essential considerations.

Aligning Your OKRs

How do you work with an OKR that was set by a leadership team? Or how do you hand off OKRs to a team? Learn about OKR alignment within an organization.

The Equity Pause

Take a moment during your OKR process to consider diversity, equity and inclusion. How can your goal-setting process help (or hinder) progress within your organization?

Keep Up the Momentum

Let’s wrap up OKRs 101 as you prepare to change (and improve) the way you set and achieve goals!

Get Started With OKRs

1. Welcome to OKRs

Why OKRs?

What is an OKR?

What Makes Good OKRs?

2. Objectives

Writing Your First Objective

Connecting Purpose and Profit

OKRs are not "BAU"

Refining Your Objectives

3. Key Results

The Science of Key Results

Inputs, Outputs & Outcomes

Going from Good to Better Part 1

Going from Good to Better Part 2

Aligning Your OKRs

The Equity Pause

Keep Up the Momentum

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