#68 OBJECTIVE AND KEY RESULT - CHRISTINA WODTKE | Being Human

Organizational Alignment and Strategy 📈 The combination of being inspirational and metric-driven in objectives and key results tends to unite companies in a way that pure KPIs don't. 📊 Balancing different key results is crucial to avoid unintended consequences, such as the Wells Fargo scandal, and to ensure sustainable growth. 🎯 "The whole point of having an OKR is so that every single person working in the company knows what the number one priority is." 💡 Setting goals based on good strategy and achieving them is the highest value use of OKRs. 🔄 The important thing is whether something changed in the world because of what I am doing, rather than just measuring activities without any impact. 🌟 The language used to create objectives should be designed to make people truly excited about the work they're doing, in a way that makes them want to put in extra effort and really make sure no bugs get through. 💼 Firing people when necessary and providing support for improvement is essential for maintaining a healthy and productive work environment. Personal Growth and Team Dynamics 🎨 The prejudice of artists not caring for math challenges the stereotype of creativity and analytical thinking being mutually exclusive. 💭 The question "Am I making a difference?" is a profound and important one to ask in life. 📚 Learning and getting better all the time is critical, even if it means trying for ridiculous things. 😔 Aim for the dream instead of aiming much lower, because if you aim to be half-assed, you can succeed at it. 🌟 The feedback canvas is a radical tool for creating a mindful team where people genuinely take care of each other. 🌟 Giving feedback with the other person's interests in mind is much more effective than the "sandwich" method of feedback.