The Okrs Field Book

Praise for The OKRs Field Book "The triumph of The OKRs Field Book is its clarity and commitment to the reader's learning. Ben has been working with OKRs for ten years and has helped more companies than any OKRs coach I know. You get to 'stand on the shoulders of giants' and skip all the dumb mistakes most people make when starting with OKRs. The language is clear, the examples relevant, and the exercises provide active learning that will make sure you are ready for the hurdles that are often thrown at a move toward empowered teams. If you are working with OKRs and trying to help others with it, you need this book on your desk." -Christina Wodkte, Lecturer, Stanford University; author, Radical Focus "Ben and his colleagues have compiled the bible for OKRs coaching. The book is packed with real cases presented in a structured framework that OKRs coaches can implement right away. A must-read for anyone looking to improve their OKRs coaching skills!" -Manos Koumantakis, Founder, altoValue.com, Greece "As an OKRs coach, I know OKRs are a great tool for companies to get employees engaged in obtaining better results. But we lacked a sound implementation reference to back us up. Not anymore! This book provides a comprehensive guide to newbies and a source of improvement for more seasoned coaches." -Valéria Moraes, PhD, Independent OKRs coach, Brazil

Ben Lamorte is the founder of OKRs.com and The OKRs Coach Network. He has more OKRs coaching experience than anyone on the planet and is a mentor to dozens of OKRs coaches around the world. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 Chapter 1: What Is OKRs Coaching? Why Is It So Important Now? 13 Current State of OKRs and Why Now is the Time to Develop OKRs Coaching Skills 14 Notes 25 Chapter 2: The OKRs Coaching Engagement: Phases, Duration, and Roles 29 Phases in an OKRs Coaching Engagement 31 Duration of an OKRs Coaching Engagement 33 Roles in an OKRs Coaching Engagement 35 Notes 43 Chapter 3: Playbook for Phase 1 - Deployment Coaching 45 Begin with "Why?" 47 Ten Universal Deployment Parameters 49 Notes 84 Chapter 4: Playbook for Phase 2 - Training 89 Begin with Introductions and Context 90 Theory and Application: The Two Parts of an OKRs Training Workshop 91 Notes 104 Chapter 5: Playbook for Phase 3 - Cycle Coaching 109 Step 1: Set and Align OKRs 111 Step 2: Check in and Monitor 123 Step 3: Reflect and Reset 127 OKRs Cycle Coaching Case Study 131 Notes 140 Epilogue 143 Appendix 157 Glossary 163 About the Contributors 169 Index 171