Objectives and Key Results: Driving Focus, Alignment, and Engagement with OKRs

Ben Lamorte · Paul R. Niven

Aug 2019 · Gildan Media · Narrated by BJ Harrison

About this audiobook

Objectives and Key Results is the first full-fledged reference guide on Objectives and Key Results, a critical thinking framework designed to help organizations create value through focus, alignment, and better communication. Written by two leading OKRs consultants and researchers, this book provides a one-stop resource for organizations looking to quantify qualitative goals. You'll learn how OKRs came to be and how leading companies use them every day to help teams and employees stretch their thinking about what’s possible, build their goal-setting muscles, and achieve results that reflect their full potential.



OKRs help employees work together, focus effort, and drive the organization forward. Key results are used to define what it means to achieve broad, qualitative goals, and imperatives like “do it better” are transformed into clear, measureable markers. From the framework’s inception in the 1980s to its popularity in today’s hyper-competitive environment, OKRs make work more engaging and feature frequent feedback cycles that enable workers to see the progress they make at work each and every day. This book shows you everything you need to know to implement OKRs effectively.

About the author

Paul R. Niven is copresident of okrstraining.com. He is the author of several books on strategy and execution, including Balanced Scorecard Evolution. Ben Lamorte is copresident of OKRs.com. He is an internationally recognized OKRs coach who has consulted with organizations around the world. Since iTunes named his as one of the top podcasts of 2007, BJ Harrison has continued to wow audiences. With more than 750 audiobooks to his credit, BJ has an astounding array of character voices, dialects, and accents at his fingertips, coupled with an impressive depth of interpretation.