WorkBoard announced availability of the OKR Journey Center, a one-of-a-kind resource with over 20 company journeys from large enterprises intended to help leaders adopting or improving OKRs in their organization. As companies and their leaders rethink how to drive strategy and execution in a dynamic world, many are adopting this higher-velocity management model for faster iteration on priorities, better alignment across distributed teams, and higher focus on what matters most. WorkBoard pioneered the first OKR Certification program in 2018 and has certified more than 2500 graduates — including 650 in Q3 alone — while helping hundreds of companies drive better results using their methodology; the OKR Journey Center makes this wisdom and experience widely available.
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“As leaders rethink how their organizations and the people in them come together for greatest impact, they are increasingly using OKRs to align and accelerate team outcomes. Early OKR adopters were fast-growth startups — now large enterprises realize they also need fast iteration, learning, and agility OKRs can provide,” said WorkBoard CEO and co-founder Deidre Paknad. “Done well, OKRs unlock ambition, unify teams, and quickly drive cohesive results across even the most distributed, complex organizations. The Journey Center will help more organizations avoid time-wasting mishaps and mobilize as fast the best companies do.”
An OKR primer for business leaders
The transition to OKRs can deliver breakthrough alignment and results in just a single quarter, stemming in large part from adopting four important management changes:
- Foster an outcome mindset by measuring the impact of activity rather than the quantity of it.
- Align on best possible results to unlock ambition and aim for awesome, rather than setting or organizing for the most predictable results.
- Drive results alignment and clarity across every team rather than just at the top of the organization which often represents less than 2% of the total workforce.
- Focus on lateral alignment across teams to drive better results rather than the typical vertical silos that impede the company.
While these are powerful shifts that help large organizations operate with greater agility and ambition, they are often a change in operating habits. To help organizations quickly adopt, adapt, and gain acceleration from OKRs, WorkBoard created a comprehensive OKR Journey Center with dozens of company journeys, launch and program resources, pass-along education tools, and insights for key inflection points along the journey.
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