Measure what matters : how Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation rock the world with OKRs Cover Image

Book

Measure what matters : how Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation rock the world with OKRs / John Doerr ; with a foreword by Larry Page.

Doerr, John E., (author.). Page, Larry, (writer of foreword.).

Summary:

Legendary venture capitalist John Doerr reveals how a powerful goal-setting system has helped tech giants such as Google and Intel exceed all expectations--and how it can help any organization thrive.

Record details

ISBN: 9780525536222 (hardcover)
ISBN: 0525536221 (hardcover)
Physical Description: xiii, 306 pages : illusstrations ; 22 cm
Publisher: New York : Portfolio/Penguin, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword: Larry Page, Alphabet CEO and Google cofounder -- Google, meet OKRs -- The father of OKRs -- Operation Crush: an Intel story -- Superpower #1: focus and commit to priorities -- Focus: the Remind story -- Commit: the Nuna story -- Superpower #2: align and connect -- Align: the MyFitnessPal story -- Connect: the Intuit story -- Superpower #3: track for accountability -- Track: the Gates Foundation story -- Superpower #4: stretch for amazing -- Stretch: the Google Chrome story -- Continuous performance management: OKRs and CFRs -- Ditching annual performance reviews -- Baking better every day: the Zume Pizza story -- Culture -- Culture change: the Lumeris story -- Culture change: Bono's ONE Campaign story -- The goals to come -- Dedication -- Resource 1: Google's OKR playbook -- Resource 2: a typical OKR cycle -- Resource 3: all talk: performance conversations -- Resource 4: in sum -- Resource 5: for further reading -- Notes -- Index.