I. Intro
OKR (Objectives and Key Results) is a goal-setting framework that originated at Intel and was further refined at Google. It is a set of tools and methodologies to help organizations effectively manage their goals.
The key components of OKR are:
- Objectives: Inspiring goals that an organization aims to achieve, often reflecting its long-term mission and vision.
- Key Results: Measurable outcomes that describe the approach to achieving the objectives.
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The OKR process encourages critical thinking, aligns team members towards a common vision, and helps them find ways to contribute their value.
By implementing Lark OKR, organizations can promote close collaboration, enhance focus on primary tasks, and effectively manage their goals.
II. What you need to know
Teams
Lark OKR supports objective alignment, progress tracking, peer comments, dashboards, and permissions management. This makes it convenient for teams to focus on their goals, track progress, and implement projects.
Enable self-driven goals
OKR empowers members by encouraging them to set their own goals and collaborate with managers to align those goals. This approach helps members understand their work value, fostering a sense of ownership, self-motivation, and responsibility.
Facilitate discussions and collaboration
Drafting team OKRs requires full participation and discussion from the entire team. This way, teams gain feedback from diverse viewpoints and are less prone to decision-making biases. Full participation also reduces ambiguity and promotes consistency across goals for the entire team.
Promote openness and transparency
Members can view each other's objectives, key results, and progress updates, and share contextual information. This can reduce miscommunication, facilitating effective alignment. Members can also support each other and adapt to any deviations from the plan.
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Members
Define goals
OKRs help you define your work value and set personal goals. OKR emphasizes accountability and organizational consistency while offering the ability to track your managers' and colleagues' priorities.
Keep track of progress
It's vital to stay up to date and consistently check your and your team's progress, especially as work-from-home becomes more and more popular. OKR helps you adapt to changing external environments, ensuring your team is working towards the same goal so everyone can stay focused.
III. Learn more
Now that you know the basics, you can learn more about Lark OKR:
- If you're an administrator and you need to configure Lark OKR in your organization, see Lark OKR administrator guide.
- If you're a member of an organization and want to set your OKRs, see OKR user guide.