The Okrs Field Book - by Ben Lamorte (Paperback)

About the Book

"This book is designed for coaches looking to support organizations that have already decided to adopt the OKRs goal-setting. It provides a framework for coaching their clients along with templates and tools for success. It answers the following questions: How can we scale OKRs across a large organization with hundreds of departments? How can we set team-level OKRs to ensure cross-functional alignment rather than simply using the org chart to define the teams that will set OKRs? How can infrastructure teams such as legal, human resources, and finance benefit from OKRs? How do we integrate OKRs into our performance management system? How do OKRs compare with KPIs? When do OKRs not add value? How do we ensure that most OKRs reflect team thinking rather than orders from the boss? How do we avoid OKRs that look like a "to-do list"? What if some employees do not see how their work contributes to company-level OKRs? How do I facilitate an executive workshop to draft top-level OKRs?"--

Book Synopsis

Take your OKRs coaching skills to the next level with this practical handbook.

In The OKRs Field Book: A Step-by-Step Guide for Objectives and Key Results Coaches, Ben Lamorte, a seasoned coach and management science expert, provides a structured approach for implementing objectives and key results. This book provides tips and tools that enable you to coach your OKRs clients with confidence. Lamorte analyzes foundational questions that must be answered prior to deploying OKRs and the roles required to sustain an OKRs program.

Packed with excerpts from actual OKRs coaching sessions, this step-by-step guide shines a light on the OKRs coaching process. You learn how to help your client refine key results that look like tasks into key results that reflect measurable outcomes. In addition to sample training workshop agendas and coaching emails, Lamorte introduces the first comprehensive list of OKRs coaching questions. The field book covers how to:

• Structure an OKRs coaching engagement using a three-phased approach.
• Avoid common pitfalls such as cascading OKRs based on the org chart.
• Ensure your client asks the right questions at each step of the OKRs cycle.

Perfect for external coaches and business mentors looking for a repeatable structure to help their clients succeed with OKRs, The OKRs Field Book is also an indispensable resource for internal coaches looking to support their organization's OKRs program.

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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

About the Author

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.