There is no need to subdivide the product manager role into product owner and business analyst anymore. We are all product managers now.
You’re not too busy to implement OKRs
Posted on May 6, 2024.A common excuse for avoiding a big change is, "We're too busy." OKR implementations trigger this response too. Here's how I recommend overcoming this.
How I use storytelling to influence without authority
Posted on April 29, 2024.The first two parts I use to write a compelling story when I have to influence an audience without authority over them.
How I break down hypotheses to make them easier to test
Posted on April 22, 2024.I teach teams to write hypotheses but they always end up too big. Here's how I break them down into testable components.
Revenue isn’t everyone’s goal
Posted on April 15, 2024.An OKR shortcut is to give everyone revenue goals. It doesn’t work. Here’s why.
Why is it so hard to admit there’s uncertainty in our work?
Posted on April 8, 2024.No matter how much technology improves to help us sense and respond we continue to run up against the risky onslaught of prescriptive certainty.
The Mysterious Case of Executive Buy-in for OKRs
Posted on March 25, 2024.Leadership brings in OKRs and then, once implementation kicks in, is quick to push back on the goal setting framework. How do we deal with this?
Avoiding local over-optimization with OKRs
Posted on March 18, 2024.Squeezing out another percentage point towards your key result may not be worth it. Here's how to figure that out.
What is an OKR? — A short, explanatory video
Posted on March 14, 2024.Objectives & Key Results: A simple video explanation of OKRs based in our new book, Who does what by how much?
Want OKRs to succeed? Start with why.
Posted on March 11, 2024.If you don't explain to your teams why you're implementing OKRs you risk the failure of the entire effort.