by John Doerr
First published 2018
Venture capitalist John Doerr transforms how organizations pursue ambitious targets through objectives and key results. Known as the "Father of OKRs," Doerr carried this management framework from Intel to Google in 1999, when the search company employed fewer than 40 people. He showed founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin how leaders establish clear objectives like doubling growth or capturing half the market, then define measurable key results as progress benchmarks. Employees create personal OKRs that connect to company goals while maintaining visibility into each other's targets. Teams meet regularly to assess their trajectory. This transparency and shared accountability enables organizations to reach extraordinary objectives together. Doerr's method has spread throughout Silicon Valley, becoming standard practice at companies from Amazon to Zynga. The book demonstrates how any organization can implement OKR programs to achieve the agility, transparency, and rapid growth that powered tech giants.
Genres: business, non-fiction, management, organizational-culture
Vibes: thought-provoking
Tropes: how-to
Setting: Silicon Valley
Period: 1999
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